有喙無舌

See also: 有喙无舌

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	beak; to pant	not have	tongue
trad. (有喙無舌)		有	喙	無	舌
simp. (有喙无舌)		有	喙	无	舌
Literally: “to have a mouth without a tongue”.

Pronunciation

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ū-chhùi-bô-chi̍h / ǔ-chhùi-bô-chi̍h

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-chhùi-bô-chi̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ū-tshuì-bô-tsi̍h
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxzhuie'boicih
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /u²²⁻²¹ t͡sʰui²¹⁻⁵³ bo¹³⁻²² t͡siʔ¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǔ-chhùi-bô-chi̍h
    • Tâi-lô: ǔ-tshuì-bô-tsi̍h
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /u²² t͡sʰui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bo²⁴⁻²² t͡siʔ²⁴/

Idiom

有喙無舌

1. (Hokkien) to lack eloquence; to be inarticulate
2. (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) to silently listen (without interrupting); to listen and be quiet

Synonyms

• 有耳無喙／有耳无喙