有口難言 in All languages combined

IPA: /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/, /jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/ Chinese transliterations: yǒukǒunányán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jau⁵ hau² naan⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǒukǒunányán [Phonetic:yóukǒunányán] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǒukǒunányán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yu³-kʻou³-nan²-yen² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǒu-kǒu-nán-yán [Mandarin, Yale], yeoukoounanyan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юкоунаньянь [Mandarin, Palladius], jukounanʹjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yáuh háu nàahn yìhn [Cantonese, Yale], jau⁵ hau² naan⁴ jin⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yeo⁵ heo² nan⁴ yin⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 有口難言

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          "ref": "From: Yuan Dynasty, Guan Hanqing, The Injustice to Dou E",
          "roman": "Zhè dōu shì guānlìměi wúxīn zhèngfǎ, shǐ bǎixìng yǒukǒunányán. [Pinyin]",
          "text": "這都是官吏每無心正法，使百姓有口難言。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]\n这都是官吏每无心正法，使百姓有口难言。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]",
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          "cannot",
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          "bring",
          "bring"
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        [
          "mention",
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          "something",
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jau⁵ hau² naan⁴ jin⁴"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yǒukǒunányán [Phonetic:yóukǒunányán]"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yǒukǒunányán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "yu³-kʻou³-nan²-yen²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǒu-kǒu-nán-yán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeoukoounanyan"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "юкоунаньянь"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "jukounanʹjanʹ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "yáuh háu nàahn yìhn"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jau⁵ hau² naan⁴ jin⁴"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeo⁵ heo² nan⁴ yin⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/"
    }
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄡˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄢˊ"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "yu³-kʻou³-nan²-yen²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǒu-kǒu-nán-yán"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yeoukoounanyan"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "юкоунаньянь"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "jukounanʹjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵ jɛn³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jau⁵ hau² naan⁴ jin⁴"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "ipa": "/jɐu̯¹³ hɐu̯³⁵ naːn²¹ jiːn²¹/",
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"有口難言" meaning in All languages combined

Phrase [Chinese]