阮囊羞澀

Chinese

		surname; a Chinese plucked stringed instrument	sack	shy; bashful
trad. (阮囊羞澀)		阮	囊	羞澀
simp. (阮囊羞涩)		阮	囊	羞涩

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnnángxiūsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄋㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ nong⁴ sau¹ saap³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnnángxiūsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄋㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnnángsiousè
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-nang²-hsiu¹-sê⁴
    • Yale: rwǎn-náng-syōu-sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roannangshiouseh
    • Palladius: жуаньнансюсэ (žuanʹnansjusɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ nɑŋ³⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ nong⁴ sau¹ saap³
    • Yale: yúhn nòhng sāu saap
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ nong⁴ sau¹ saap⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ nong⁴ seo¹ sab³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ nɔːŋ²¹ sɐu̯⁵⁵ saːp̚³/

Idiom

阮囊羞澀

1. to be hard up; to be short of money