語焉不詳
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[edit]speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to |
where; how | not; no | detailed; comprehensive | ||
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trad. (語焉不詳) | 語 | 焉 | 不 | 詳 | |
simp. (语焉不详) | 语 | 焉 | 不 | 详 |
Etymology
[edit]Coined by Han Yu in a critical article given below
- 荀與揚也,擇焉而不精,語焉而不詳。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. early 9th century, Han Yu (韓愈),《原道》, translated into English as True Faith of a Confucianist by Herbert Allen Giles, 1922.
- Xún yǔ Yáng yě, zé yān ér bù jīng, yǔ yān ér bù xiáng. [Pinyin]
- Then followed the heterodox schools of Hsün and Yang, wherein much that was essential was passed over, while the criterion was vaguely formulated.
荀与扬也,择焉而不精,语焉而不详。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩˇ ㄧㄢ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǔyanbùsiáng
- Wade–Giles: yü3-yen1-pu4-hsiang2
- Yale: yǔ-yān-bù-syáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeuianbushyang
- Palladius: юйяньбусян (jujjanʹbusjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu5 jin4 bat1 coeng4
- Yale: yúh yìhn bāt chèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy5 jin4 bat7 tsoeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: yu5 yin4 bed1 cêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː¹³ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]語焉不詳
- to speak or mention in an undetailed manner
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