詞不達意

Chinese

		word; phrase; classical Chinese poem	not; no	to express one's idea
trad. (詞不達意)		詞	不	達意
simp. (词不达意)		词	不	达意
alternative forms		辭不達意／辞不达意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cíbùdáyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ bat¹ daat⁶ ji³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cíbùdáyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cíhbùdáyì
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ²-pu⁴-ta²-i⁴
    • Yale: tsź-bù-dá-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyrbudaryih
    • Palladius: цыбудаи (cybudai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ bat¹ daat⁶ ji³
    • Yale: chìh bāt daaht yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ bat⁷ daat⁹ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ bed¹ dad⁶ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ taːt̚² jiː³³/

Idiom

詞不達意

1. words do not express one's intent; poorly expressed; senseless; inarticulate