冷不丁

Chinese

		cold	not; no	4th heavenly stem; man; people 4th heavenly stem; man; people; little cube; surname
trad. (冷不丁)		冷	不	丁
simp. #(冷不丁)		冷	不	丁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lěngbùdīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): laang⁵ bat¹ ding¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lěngbùdīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lěngbùding
    • Wade–Giles: lêng³-pu⁴-ting¹
    • Yale: lěng-bù-dīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengbuding
    • Palladius: лэнбудин (lɛnbudin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: laang⁵ bat¹ ding¹
    • Yale: láahng bāt dīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: laang⁵ bat⁷ ding¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lang⁵ bed¹ ding¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/

Adverb

冷不丁

1. (colloquial) suddenly; unexpectedly

   Synonym: 冷不防 (lěngbùfáng)