揭不開鍋

Chinese

		lift off (a cover); divulge	not; no	open; operate (vehicle); start	pot; pan; boiler
trad. (揭不開鍋)		揭	不	開	鍋
simp. (揭不开锅)		揭	不	开	锅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiēbùkāiguō, jiēbukāiguō

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ, ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēbùkāiguō
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiebùkaiguo
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-pu⁴-kʻai¹-kuo¹
    • Yale: jyē-bù-kāi-gwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiebukaiguo
    • Palladius: цзебукайго (czebukajgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ pu⁵¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiēbukāiguō
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄎㄞ ㄍㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiebůkaiguo
    • Wade–Giles: chieh¹-pu⁵-kʻai¹-kuo¹
    • Yale: jyē-bu-kāi-gwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiebukaiguo
    • Palladius: цзебукайго (czebukajgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵⁵ b̥u² kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Idiom

揭不開鍋

1. (of one's household) to run out of food

Related terms

• 開鍋／开锅 (kāiguō)