言不及義

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	not; no	to reach; and	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (言不及義)		言	不	及	義
simp. (言不及义)		言	不	及	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánbùjíyì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánbùjíyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanbujyiyih
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ bat¹ kap⁶ ji⁶
  - Yale: yìhn bāt kahp yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ bat⁷ kap⁹ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ bed¹ keb⁶ yi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² jiː²²/

Idiom

言不及義

to never talk about anything serious; to talk frivolously

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