不識時務

Chinese

		not; no	to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances
trad. (不識時務)		不	識時務
simp. (不识时务)		不	识时务

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùshíshìwù, bùshìshìwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sik¹ si⁴ mou⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùshíshìwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùshíhshìhwù
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-shih²-shih⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: bù-shŕ-shr̀-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyrshyhwuh
    • Palladius: бушишиу (bušišiu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùshìshìwù [Phonetic: búshìshìwù]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùshìhshìhwù
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-shih⁴-shih⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: bù-shr̀-shr̀-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyhshyhwuh
    • Palladius: бушишиу (bušišiu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ sik¹ si⁴ mou⁶
    • Yale: bāt sīk sìh mouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sik⁷ si⁴ mou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xig¹ xi⁴ mou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ siː²¹ mou̯²²/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 不識時務

1. to show no understanding of the times; to not be able to adapt to current circumstances
2. to lack judgement