說三道四

See also: 说三道四

Chinese

		to say	three	to say	four
trad. (說三道四)		說	三	道	四
simp. (说三道四)		说	三	道	四

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōsāndàosì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ saam¹ dou⁶ sei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōsāndàosì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄙㄢ ㄉㄠˋ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuosandàosìh
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-san¹-tao⁴-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: shwō-sān-dàu-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuosandawsyh
    • Palladius: шосаньдаосы (šosanʹdaosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: syut³ saam¹ dou⁶ sei³
    • Yale: syut sāam douh sei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ saam¹ dou⁶ sei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: xud³ sam¹ dou⁶ séi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ saːm⁵⁵ tou̯²² sei̯³³/

Idiom

說三道四

1. (derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks
2. (derogatory) to criticize, to carp

Synonyms

• (Cantonese, Hakka) 講三講四／讲三讲四
• (Cantonese) 噏三噏四
• (Cantonese) 亂噏廿四／乱噏廿四