說不出

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	not; no	to go out; to come out; to occur to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)
trad. (說不出)		說	不	出
simp. (说不出)		说	不	出

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōbùchū

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ bat¹ ceot¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōbùchū
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuobùchu
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-pu⁴-chʻu¹
    • Yale: shwō-bù-chū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuobuchu
    • Palladius: шобучу (šobuču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ bat¹ ceot¹
    • Yale: syut bāt chēut
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ bat⁷ tsoet⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ bed¹ cêd¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰɵt̚⁵/

Adjective

說不出

1. speechless

   Synonym: 說不出話來 / 说不出话来 (shuōbùchū huà lái)

2. indescribable, unspeakable, inexpressible, ineffable

   • 有天看到同學的自拍，臭臉配上多層次的穿搭有種說不出的厭世感，彷彿訴說著多層次穿搭的背後，也有說不出的煩惱。 [MSC, trad.]
     有天看到同学的自拍，臭脸配上多层次的穿搭有种说不出的厌世感，仿佛诉说着多层次穿搭的背后，也有说不出的烦恼。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 2019, Lai Hung Wen's Portfolio, page 14

     Yǒu tiān kàndào tóngxué de zìpāi, chòu liǎn pèi shàng duō céngcì de chuāndā yǒu zhǒng shuōbùchū de yànshìgǎn, pángfó sùshuō zhù duō céngcì chuāndā de bèihòu, yě yǒu shuōbùchū de fánnǎo. [Pinyin]

     One day, I saw my classmate's selfie. His long face, together with his multilayered outfit, gives an inexpressible sense of misanthropy, as if he's telling us that behind the multilayered outfit is inexpressible worry.

Derived terms

• 啞巴吃黃連，有苦說不出 / 哑巴吃黄连，有苦说不出
• 肚裡說不出來的苦 / 肚里说不出来的苦 (dùlǐ shuōbùchū lái de kǔ)
• 說不出話來 / 说不出话来 (shuōbùchū huà lái)