言多必失
Chinese
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
many; much; a lot of many; much; a lot of; numerous; multi- |
certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily |
to lose; to miss; to fail | ||
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trad. (言多必失) | 言 | 多 | 必 | 失 | |
simp. #(言多必失) | 言 | 多 | 必 | 失 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄨㄛ ㄅㄧˋ ㄕ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yánduobìshih
- Wade–Giles: yen2-to1-pi4-shih1
- Yale: yán-dwō-bì-shr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanduobihshy
- Palladius: яньдобиши (janʹdobiši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ tu̯ɔ⁵⁵ pi⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proverb
- the more one says, the easier it is to make a mistake