有眼無珠

Chinese

		to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be	eye	not have	bead; pearl
trad. (有眼無珠)		有	眼	無	珠
simp. (有眼无珠)		有	眼	无	珠
alt. forms		有目無珠／有目无珠有眼無瞳／有眼无瞳肉眼無珠／肉眼无珠眼內無珠／眼内无珠盲眼無珠／盲眼无珠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǒuyǎnwúzhū

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ ngaan⁵ mou⁴ zyu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǒuyǎnwúzhū [Phonetic: yóuyǎnwúzhū]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄧㄢˇ ㄨˊ ㄓㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouyeanwuju
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁵ ngaan⁵ mou⁴ zyu¹
  - Yale: yáuh ngáahn mòuh jyū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ ngaan⁵ mou⁴ dzy¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ ngan⁵ mou⁴ ju¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ ŋɑːn¹³ mou̯²¹ t͡ɕyː⁵⁵/

Idiom

有眼無珠

(figuratively) lacking the ability to see or discern; to have a narrow vision; ignorant

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