言不由衷 - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word |
not; no | follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to someone) |
inner feelings | ||
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| simp. and trad. (言不由衷) |
言 | 不 | 由 | 衷 | |
| Literally: “one's words do not come from one's heart”. | |||||
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): yánbùyóuzhōng
- (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jin4 bat1 jau4 zung1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yánbùyóuzhōng
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yánbùyóujhong
- Wade–Giles: yen2-pu4-yu2-chung1
- Yale: yán-bù-yóu-jūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanbuyoujong
- Palladius: яньбуючжун (janʹbujučžun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin4 bat1 jau4 zung1
- Yale: yìhn bāt yàuh jūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin4 bat7 jau4 dzung1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin4 bed1 yeo4 zung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
言不由衷
- to speak insincerely; to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek