七嘴八舌
Chinese
seven | mouth | eight | tongue | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
trad. (七嘴八舌) | 七 | 嘴 | 八 | 舌 | |
simp. #(七嘴八舌) | 七 | 嘴 | 八 | 舌 |
Etymology
Literally: seven mouths, eight tongues
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cizuěibashé
- Wade–Giles: chʻi1-tsui3-pa1-shê2
- Yale: chī-dzwěi-bā-shé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chitzoeibasher
- Palladius: цицзуйбашэ (ciczujbašɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit6
- Yale: chāt jéui baat siht
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsat7 dzoey2 baat8 sit9
- Guangdong Romanization: ced1 zêu2 bad3 xid6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡sɵy̯³⁵ paːt̚³ siːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 七嘴八舌
- a discussion with everybody talking at once