醜人多作怪
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Chinese[edit]
shameful; ugly; disgraceful | man; person; people | many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
to do mischief; to make trouble | ||
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trad. (醜人多作怪) | 醜 | 人 | 多 | 作怪 | |
simp. (丑人多作怪) | 丑 | 人 | 多 | 作怪 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cau2 jan4 do1 zok3 gwaai3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-ngìn tô chok-koai
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄡˇ ㄖㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǒu rén duo zuòguài
- Wade–Giles: chʻou3 jên2 to1 tso4-kuai4
- Yale: chǒu rén dwō dzwò-gwài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: choou ren duo tzuohguay
- Palladius: чоу жэнь до цзогуай (čou žɛnʹ do czoguaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cau2 jan4 do1 zok3 gwaai3
- Yale: cháu yàhn dō jok gwaai
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsau2 jan4 do1 dzok8 gwaai3
- Guangdong Romanization: ceo2 yen4 do1 zog3 guai3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵ jɐn²¹ tɔː⁵⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ kʷaːi̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-ngìn tô chok-koai
- Hakka Romanization System: cu` nginˇ do´ zog` guai
- Hagfa Pinyim: cu3 ngin2 do1 zog5 guai4
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ ŋin¹¹ to²⁴ t͡sok̚² ku̯ai̯⁵⁵/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
Proverb[edit]
醜人多作怪
- Ugly people tend to dress up weirdly or do weird things (to get attention).
- (by extension) People without enough abilities tend to show off.
Synonyms[edit]
References[edit]
- “Entry #122758”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.