默默無聞

Chinese

		quietly; silently; in silence	not have	hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
trad. (默默無聞)		默默	無	聞
simp. (默默无闻)		默默	无	闻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòmòwúwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ mak⁶ mou⁴ man⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòmòwúwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄇㄛˋ ㄨˊ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòmòwúwún
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-mo⁴-wu²-wên²
    • Yale: mwò-mwò-wú-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohmohwuwen
    • Palladius: момо’увэнь (momo’uvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ u³⁵ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mak⁶ mak⁶ mou⁴ man⁴
    • Yale: mahk mahk mòuh màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ mak⁹ mou⁴ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ meg⁶ mou⁴ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² mɐk̚² mou̯²¹ mɐn²¹/

Idiom

默默無聞

1. (honorific) to contribute quietly (not asking for payback)