狗嘴裡吐不出象牙
See also: 狗嘴里吐不出象牙
Chinese
dog mouth inside; within; in; lining of clothingvomit; to spit not; no to go out; to come out; to occur; to produce; to go beyond; to rise; to put forth; to happen; (a measure word for dramas, plays, or operas)elephant tusk; ivory trad. (狗嘴裡吐不出象牙/狗嘴裏吐不出象牙) 狗 嘴 裡/裏 吐 不 出 象牙 simp. (狗嘴里吐不出象牙) 狗 嘴 里 吐 不 出 象牙 Literally: “the mouth of a dog cannot spit out ivory”.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄨˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄨ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooutzoeilii tuubu4chu shianqya
- IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ i̯a̠³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gau2 zeoi2 leoi5 tou3 bat1 ceot1 zoeng6 ngaa4
- Yale: gáu jéui léuih tou bāt chēut jeuhng ngàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 dzoey2 loey5 tou3 bat7 tsoet7 dzoeng6 ngaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 zêu2 lêu5 tou3 bed1 cêd1 zêng6 nga4
- IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ t͡ɕɵy̯³⁵ lɵy̯¹³ tʰou̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕʰɵt̚⁵ t͡ɕœːŋ²² ŋɑː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
狗嘴裡吐不出象牙
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