齊東野語

齊東野語

See also: 齐东野语

Chinese

		even; neat; identical even; neat; identical; ready; to make even; simultaneously; placename	east	field; plain; open space field; plain; open space; limit; boundary; rude; wild	speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to
trad. (齊東野語)		齊	東	野	語
simp. (齐东野语)		齐	东	野	语

Etymology

From Mencius:

此非君子之言，齊東野人之語也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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此非君子之言，齐东野人之语也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

Cǐ fēi jūnzǐ zhī yán, Qí dōng yěrén zhī yǔ yě. [Pinyin]

These are not the words of a superior man. They are the sayings of an uncultivated person of the east of Qi.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qídōngyěyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˇ ㄩˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qídōngyěyǔ [Phonetic: qídōngyéyǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥ ㄧㄝˇ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cídongyěyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-tung¹-yeh³-yü³
    • Yale: chí-dūng-yě-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyidongyeeyeu
    • Palladius: цидунъеюй (cidunʺjejuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

齊東野語

1. unreliable talk