不溫不火
Appearance
See also: 不温不火
Chinese
[edit]not; no | (luke)warm; to review | not; no | fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving | ||
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trad. (不溫不火) | 不 | 溫 | 不 | 火 | |
simp. (不温不火) | 不 | 温 | 不 | 火 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄨㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bùwunbùhuǒ
- Wade–Giles: pu4-wên1-pu4-huo3
- Yale: bù-wēn-bù-hwǒ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buuenbuhuoo
- Palladius: бувэньбухо (buvɛnʹbuxo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pu⁵¹ wən⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]不溫不火
- to be in a happy medium state; neither hot nor cold