笑而不答

Chinese

		laugh; smile	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	not; no	reply; answer; return reply; answer; return; respond; echo; to answer; agree
trad. (笑而不答)		笑	而	不	答
simp. #(笑而不答)		笑	而	不	答

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiào'érbùdá

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiào'érbùdá
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄚˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siào-érbùdá
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-ta²
    • Yale: syàu-ér-bù-dá
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawerlbudar
    • Palladius: сяоэрбуда (sjaoerbuda)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹ tä³⁵/

Idiom

笑而不答

1. to only smile but not answer the question

   • 問余何意棲碧山，笑而不答心自閒。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     问余何意栖碧山，笑而不答心自闲。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 8th century, Li Bai, 山中問答

     Wèn yú héyì qī Bìshān, xiào'érbùdá xīn zì xián. [Pinyin]

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