黑不提白不提

Chinese

		black; dark; Heilongjiang Province (abbrev.)	not; no	to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	not; no	to carry; to lift; to put forward to carry; to lift; to put forward; (upwards character stroke); lifting (brush stroke in painting); to mention; carry (suspended)
simp. and trad. (黑不提白不提)		黑	不	提	白	不	提

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hēibùtíbáibùtí

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hēibùtíbáibùtí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄟ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: heibùtíbáibùtí
    • Wade–Giles: hei¹-pu⁴-tʻi²-pai²-pu⁴-tʻi²
    • Yale: hēi-bù-tí-bái-bù-tí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: heibutyibairbutyi
    • Palladius: хэйбутибайбути (xɛjbutibajbuti)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xeɪ̯⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰi³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ pu⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/

Idiom

黑不提白不提

1. (colloquial) to completely avoid mentioning something