其貌不揚

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	appearance	not; no	hurl; to raise; to scatter
trad. (其貌不揚)		其	貌	不	揚
simp. (其貌不扬)		其	貌	不	扬

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qímàobùyáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ maau⁶ bat¹ joeng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qímàobùyáng
    • 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/
• 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/

Idiom

其貌不揚

1. to be undistinguished or unattractive in appearance