有喙無舌
Appearance
See also: 有喙无舌
Chinese
[edit]to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
beak; to pant | not have | tongue | ||
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trad. (有喙無舌) | 有 | 喙 | 無 | 舌 | |
simp. (有喙无舌) | 有 | 喙 | 无 | 舌 | |
Literally: “to have a mouth without a tongue”. |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-chhùi-bô-chi̍h
- Tâi-lô: ū-tshuì-bô-tsi̍h
- Phofsit Daibuun: uxzhuie'boicih
- IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǔ-chhùi-bô-chi̍h
- Tâi-lô: ǔ-tshuì-bô-tsi̍h
- IPA (Quanzhou): /u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
Idiom
[edit]有喙無舌
- (Hokkien) to lack eloquence; to be inarticulate
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet
Synonyms
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