平白無故

Chinese

		for no reason; gratuitously; plain and clear	for no reason; without a reason
trad. (平白無故)		平白	無故
simp. (平白无故)		平白	无故

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): píngbáiwúgù

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ baak⁶ mou⁴ gu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: píngbáiwúgù
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: píngbáiwúgù
    • Wade–Giles: pʻing²-pai²-wu²-ku⁴
    • Yale: píng-bái-wú-gù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngbairwuguh
    • Palladius: пинбайугу (pinbajugu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ping⁴ baak⁶ mou⁴ gu³
    • Yale: pìhng baahk mòuh gu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ baak⁹ mou⁴ gu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ bag⁶ mou⁴ gu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ paːk̚² mou̯²¹ kuː³³/

Idiom

平白無故

1. without any cause or reason; groundless