猝不及防

Chinese

		abrupt; hurried	not; no	to reach; and	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
trad. (猝不及防)		猝	不	及	防
simp. #(猝不及防)		猝	不	及	防

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cùbùjífáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cyut³ bat¹ kap⁶ fong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cùbùjífáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cùbùjífáng
    • Wade–Giles: tsʻu⁴-pu⁴-chi²-fang²
    • Yale: tsù-bù-jí-fáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuhbujyifarng
    • Palladius: цубуцзифан (cubuczifan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cyut³ bat¹ kap⁶ fong⁴
    • Yale: chyut bāt kahp fòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsyt⁸ bat⁷ kap⁹ fong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: qud³ bed¹ keb⁶ fong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² fɔːŋ²¹/

Idiom

猝不及防

1. to be caught off guard; to be taken by surprise

Synonyms

• 措手不及 (cuòshǒubùjí)