口不擇言

口不擇言

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	not; no	pick over; to select; to choose pick over; to select; to choose; to pick	to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word
trad. (口不擇言)		口	不	擇	言
simp. (口不择言)		口	不	择	言

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒubùzéyán

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² bat¹ zaak⁶ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: kǒubùzéyán
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄜˊ ㄧㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooubutzeryan
    • IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹ t͡sɤ³⁵ i̯ɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau² bat¹ zaak⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: háu bāt jaahk yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau² bat⁷ dzaak⁹ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo² bed¹ zag⁶ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ t͡säːk̚² jiːn²¹/

Idiom

口不擇言

1. to talk indiscreetly; to talk recklessly