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信口雌黃

信口雌黃

See also: 信口雌黄

Chinese

		thoughtlessly	gamboge
trad. (信口雌黃)		信口	雌黃
simp. (信口雌黄)		信口	雌黄

Idiom

信口雌黃

to make irresponsible remarks, to utter nonsense

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xìnkǒu-cíhuáng, xìnkǒu-cīhuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄘˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ, ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ hau² ci¹ wong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìnkǒu-cíhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄘˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnkooutsyrhwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xìnkǒu-cīhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄘㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnkooutsyhwang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon³ hau² ci¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: seun háu chī wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ hau² tsi¹ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ hɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/