說不過去

See also: 说不过去

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	not; no	the past; to go over; to pass by
trad. (說不過去)		說	不	過去
simp. (说不过去)		说	不	过去

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōbuguòqù

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōbuguòqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuobůguòcyù
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-pu⁵-kuo⁴-chʻü⁴
    • Yale: shwō-bu-gwò-chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuobuguohchiuh
    • Palladius: шобугоцюй (šobugocjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ b̥u² ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

Adjective

說不過去

1. (idiomatic) to be unable to explain away; cannot justify morally