有口無心

See also: 有口无心

Chinese

			without the desire or intention; unwitting; unwittingly
trad. (有口無心)		有口	無心
simp. (有口无心)		有口	无心

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒukǒu-wúxīn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒukǒu-wúxīn [Phonetic: yóukǒuwúxīn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoukoouwushin
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹
  - Yale: yáuh háu mòuh sām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ heo² mou⁴ sem¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

有口無心

to be sharp tongued but not malicious; to be highly critical but not really mean it

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.