平白無故
Chinese
editfor no reason; gratuitously; plain and clear | for no reason; without a reason | ||
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trad. (平白無故) | 平白 | 無故 | |
simp. (平白无故) | 平白 | 无故 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: píngbáiwúgù
- Wade–Giles: pʻing2-pai2-wu2-ku4
- Yale: píng-bái-wú-gù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngbairwuguh
- Palladius: пинбайугу (pinbajugu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ u³⁵ ku⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ping4 baak6 mou4 gu3
- Yale: pìhng baahk mòuh gu
- Cantonese Pinyin: ping4 baak9 mou4 gu3
- Guangdong Romanization: ping4 bag6 mou4 gu3
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ paːk̚² mou̯²¹ kuː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
edit平白無故
- without any cause or reason; groundless