言之過早

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	's; him/her/it; this	to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too-	early; morning
trad. (言之過早)		言	之	過	早
simp. (言之过早)		言	之	过	早

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yánzhīguòzǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ zi¹ gwo³ zou²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giân-chi-kòe-chá / giân-chi-kè-chá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yánzhīguòzǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄗㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yánjhihguòzǎo
    • Wade–Giles: yen²-chih¹-kuo⁴-tsao³
    • Yale: yán-jr̄-gwò-dzǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjyguohtzao
    • Palladius: яньчжигоцзао (janʹčžigoczao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin⁴ zi¹ gwo³ zou²
    • Yale: yìhn jī gwo jóu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ dzi¹ gwo³ dzou²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ji¹ guo³ zou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ kʷɔː³³ t͡sou̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-chi-kòe-chá
    • Tâi-lô: giân-tsi-kuè-tsá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gienci'koeazar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiɛn²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ kue²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sa⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giân-chi-kè-chá
    • Tâi-lô: giân-tsi-kè-tsá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gienci'keazar
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ ke¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sa⁵³/

Idiom

言之過早

1. too soon to tell; premature to speak about something