報喜不報憂

報喜不報憂

Chinese

		to announce good news; to report success	not; no	to report unpleasant or disappointing news
trad. (報喜不報憂)		報喜	不	報憂
simp. (报喜不报忧)		报喜	不	报忧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bàoxǐ bù bàoyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou³ hei² bat¹ bou³ jau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bàoxǐ bù bàoyōu [Phonetic: bàoxǐ bú bàoyōu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄠˋ ㄒㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄠˋ ㄧㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bawshii bu bawiou
    • IPA ^(key): /pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou³ hei² bat¹ bou³ jau¹
    • Yale: bou héi bāt bou yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou³ hei² bat⁷ bou³ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou³ héi² bed¹ bou³ yeo¹
    • IPA ^(key): /pou̯³³ hei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ pou̯³³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/

Idiom

報喜不報憂

1. to report the good news but not the bad news; to report only what is good while withholding what is unpleasant