小和尚念經——有口無心

See also: 小和尚念经——有口无心

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	preceptor; high priest; head monk preceptor; high priest; head monk; any Buddhist monk	to chant or recite sutras		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	not have	heart; mind
trad. (小和尚念經——有口無心)		小	和尚	念經	——	有	口	無	心
simp. (小和尚念经——有口无心)		小	和尚	念经	——	有	口	无	心
Literally: “Little monk recites scripture ― has a mouth but no heart”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎo héshàng niànjīng, yóu kǒu wú xīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ , ㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎo héshàng niànjīng, yóu kǒu wú xīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄜˊ ㄕㄤˋ ㄋㄧㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥ , ㄧㄡˊ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎo héshàng niànjing, yóu kǒu wú sin
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³ ho²-shang⁴ nien⁴-ching¹, yu² kʻou³ wu² hsin¹
    • Yale: syǎu hé-shàng nyàn-jīng-, yóu kǒu wú syīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheau hershanq niannjing, you koou wu shin
    • Palladius: сяо хэшан няньцзин, ю коу у синь (sjao xɛšan njanʹczin, ju kou u sinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xɤ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ni̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/

Idiom

小和尚念經——有口無心

1. to not fully understand; to be half-hearted