站著說話不腰疼

Chinese

		station; to stand; to halt station; to stand; to halt; to stop	particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with particle indicating the successful result of a verb; to touch; to come in contact with; to feel; to be affected by; to catch fire; to fall asleep; to burn; particle attached after verb to indicate action in progress, like ‑ing ending; to make known; to show; to prove; to write; book; outstanding; to wear (clothes); to contact; to use; to apply; catch; receive; suffer	to speak; to talk; to chat	not; no	waist; lower back; pocket waist; lower back; pocket; middle	(it) hurts; love fondly; ache (it) hurts; love fondly; ache; pain; sore
trad. (站著說話不腰疼/站着說話不腰疼/站着説話不腰疼)		站	著/着	說話/説話	不	腰	疼
simp. (站着说话不腰疼)		站	着	说话	不	腰	疼
Literally: “[someone's] back does not hurt if speaking while standing”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhànzhe shuōhuà bù yāoténg

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠ ㄊㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhànzhe shuōhuà bù yāoténg
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˋ ˙ㄓㄜ ㄕㄨㄛ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠ ㄊㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhànjhe̊ shuohuà bù yaoténg
    • Wade–Giles: chan⁴-chê⁵ shuo¹-hua⁴ pu⁴ yao¹-tʻêng²
    • Yale: jàn-je shwō-hwà bù yāu-téng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jann.je shuohuah bu iauterng
    • Palladius: чжаньчжэ шохуа бу яотэн (čžanʹčžɛ šoxua bu jaotɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ə¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰɤŋ³⁵/

Idiom

站著說話不腰疼

1. being inconsiderate of other's feelings; being unable to put oneself in the place of another, especially when someone is making cynical comments about a person's situation