其貌不揚
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Chinese[edit]
his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it) |
appearance | not; no | hurl; to raise; to scatter | ||
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trad. (其貌不揚) | 其 | 貌 | 不 | 揚 | |
simp. (其貌不扬) | 其 | 貌 | 不 | 扬 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: címàobùyáng
- Wade–Giles: chʻi2-mao4-pu4-yang2
- Yale: chí-màu-bù-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyimawbuyang
- Palladius: цимаобуян (cimaobujan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei4 maau6 bat1 joeng4
- Yale: kèih maauh bāt yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 maau6 bat7 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 mao6 bed1 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ maːu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom[edit]
其貌不揚
- to be undistinguished or unattractive in appearance