十問九唔應
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Chinese
[edit]ten | to ask | nine | hold in mouth; bite; (Cant.) no/not | to answer; to respond; ought | ||
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trad. (十問九唔應) | 十 | 問 | 九 | 唔 | 應 | |
simp. (十问九唔应) | 十 | 问 | 九 | 唔 | 应 | |
Literally: “to be asked ten times and not responding for nine times”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sap6 man6 gau2 m4 jing3
- Yale: sahp mahn gáu m̀h ying
- Cantonese Pinyin: sap9 man6 gau2 m4 jing3
- Guangdong Romanization: seb6 men6 geo2 m4 ying3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐp̚² mɐn²² kɐu̯³⁵ m̩²¹ jɪŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]十問九唔應
- (Cantonese) to be not responsive; to not respond even when being asked questions many times