默不作聲

Chinese

		silent; write from memory	not; no	to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (默不作聲)		默	不	作	聲
simp. (默不作声)		默	不	作	声

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mòbùzuòshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ bat¹ zok³ sing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mòbùzuòshēng [Phonetic: mòbúzuòshēng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mòbùzuòsheng
    • Wade–Giles: mo⁴-pu⁴-tso⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: mwò-bù-dzwò-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohbutzuohsheng
    • Palladius: мобуцзошэн (mobuczošɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mak⁶ bat¹ zok³ sing¹
    • Yale: mahk bāt jok sīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ bat⁷ dzok⁸ sing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ bed¹ zog³ xing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² pɐt̚⁵ t͡sɔːk̚³ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

默不作聲

1. to remain silent

Synonyms

• 啞口無言／哑口无言 (yǎkǒuwúyán)