有口無心

有口無心

See also: 有口无心

Chinese

			without the desire or intention; unwitting; unwittingly
trad. (有口無心)		有口	無心
simp. (有口无心)		有口	无心

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǒukǒu-wúxīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yǒukǒu-wúxīn [Phonetic: yóukǒuwúxīn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeoukoouwushin
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ u³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹
    • Yale: yáuh háu mòuh sām
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁵ hau² mou⁴ sam¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁵ heo² mou⁴ sem¹
    • IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ mou̯²¹ sɐm⁵⁵/

Idiom

有口無心

1. to be sharp tongued but not malicious; to be highly critical but not really mean it