不苟言笑

Chinese

		to not do things easily or rashly; to be careful; to be scrupulous	to talk and laugh
simp. and trad. (不苟言笑)		不苟	言笑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùgǒu yánxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ gau² jin⁴ siu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùgǒu yánxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˇ ㄧㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bu4goou yanshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯ɛn³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ gau² jin⁴ siu³
  - Yale: bāt gáu yìhn siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ gau² jin⁴ siu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ geo² yin⁴ xiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ kɐu̯³⁵ jiːn²¹ siːu̯³³/

Idiom

不苟言笑

reserved; reticent; taciturn; sober; sedate

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