鸚鵡學舌

See also: 鹦鹉学舌

Chinese

		parrot	to imitate other people's speech
trad. (鸚鵡學舌)		鸚鵡	學舌
simp. (鹦鹉学舌)		鹦鹉	学舌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīngwǔxuéshé

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄥ ㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit⁶, jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīngwǔxuéshé
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yingwǔsyuéshé
    • Wade–Giles: ying¹-wu³-hsüeh²-shê²
    • Yale: yīng-wǔ-sywé-shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingwuushyuesher
    • Palladius: инъусюэшэ (inʺusjuešɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit⁶, jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit³
    • Yale: yīng móuh hohk siht, yīng móuh hohk sit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁹ sit⁹, jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁹ sit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ mou⁵ hog⁶ xid⁶, ying¹ mou⁵ hog⁶ xid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚²/, /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚³/

Idiom

鸚鵡學舌

1. to repeat the words of others like a parrot; to parrot