口耳相傳

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	ear	it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend; to hand down or pass down from one to another
trad. (口耳相傳)		口	耳	相傳
simp. (口耳相传)		口	耳	相传

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒu'ěrxiāngchuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² ji⁵ soeng¹ cyun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒu'ěrxiāngchuán [Phonetic: kóuěrxiāngchuán]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒu-ěrsiangchuán
    • Wade–Giles: kʻou³-êrh³-hsiang¹-chʻuan²
    • Yale: kǒu-ěr-syāng-chwán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooueelshiangchwan
    • Palladius: коуэрсянчуань (kouersjančuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² ji⁵ soeng¹ cyun⁴
    • Yale: háu yíh sēung chyùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² ji⁵ soeng¹ tsyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² yi⁵ sêng¹ qun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jiː¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

口耳相傳

1. to be passed down orally (from generation to generation)

Synonyms

• 口口相傳／口口相传 (kǒukǒuxiàngchuán)