無言以對

Chinese

		not have	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	to use; according to; so as to to use; according to; so as to; in order to; by; with; because; Israel (abbrev.)	couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right
trad. (無言以對)		無	言	以	對
simp. (无言以对)		无	言	以	对

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wúyányǐduì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ jin⁴ ji⁵ deoi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wúyányǐduì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄢˊ ㄧˇ ㄉㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúyányǐduèi
    • Wade–Giles: wu²-yen²-i³-tui⁴
    • Yale: wú-yán-yǐ-dwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuyanyiiduey
    • Palladius: уяньидуй (ujanʹiduj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ jɛn³⁵ i²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ jin⁴ ji⁵ deoi³
    • Yale: mòuh yìhn yíh deui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ jin⁴ ji⁵ doey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ yin⁴ yi⁵ dêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ jiːn²¹ jiː¹³ tɵy̯³³/

Idiom

無言以對

1. to be left speechless; to be unable to respond