言之無物

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	's; him/her/it; this	not have	thing; object; matter
trad. (言之無物)		言	之	無	物
simp. (言之无物)		言	之	无	物

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánzhīwúwù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ zi¹ mou⁴ mat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánzhīwúwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄓㄨˊ ㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanjywuwuh
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ u³⁵ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ zi¹ mou⁴ mat⁶
  - Yale: yìhn jī mòuh maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ dzi¹ mou⁴ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ ji¹ mou⁴ med⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹ mɐt̚²/

Idiom

言之無物

(of speech or writing) to be devoid of substance; to be just empty verbiage

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