謔而不虐

Chinese

		to joke	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	oppressive; tyrannical
trad. (謔而不虐)		謔	而	不	虐
simp. (谑而不虐)		谑	而	不	虐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuè'érbùnüè, nüè'érbùnüè

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ, ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ ji⁴ bat¹ joek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuè'érbùnüè
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuè-érbùnyuè
    • Wade–Giles: hsüeh⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-nüeh⁴
    • Yale: sywè-ér-bù-nywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiueherlbuniueh
    • Palladius: сюээрбунюэ (sjueerbunjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nüè'érbùnüè
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩㄝˋ ㄦˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyuè-érbùnyuè
    • Wade–Giles: nüeh⁴-êrh²-pu⁴-nüeh⁴
    • Yale: nywè-ér-bù-nywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niueherlbuniueh
    • Palladius: нюээрбунюэ (njueerbunjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny̯ɛ⁵¹ ˀɤɻ³⁵ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ny̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ ji⁴ bat¹ joek⁶
    • Yale: yeuhk yìh bāt yeuhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ ji⁴ bat⁷ joek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ yi⁴ bed¹ yêg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² jiː²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jœːk̚²/

Idiom

謔而不虐

1. to joke or tease without embarrassing or hurting others