言不及義
Chinese
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
not; no | to reach; and | justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
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trad. (言不及義) | 言 | 不 | 及 | 義 | |
simp. (言不及义) | 言 | 不 | 及 | 义 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yánbùjíyì
- Wade–Giles: yen2-pu4-chi2-i4
- Yale: yán-bù-jí-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanbujyiyih
- Palladius: яньбуцзии (janʹbuczii)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin4 bat1 kap6 ji6
- Yale: yìhn bāt kahp yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 bat7 kap9 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: yin4 bed1 keb6 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 言不及義
- to never talk about anything serious; to talk frivolously