"一言不發" meaning in Chinese

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Phrase

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/, /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/ Chinese transliterations: yīyánbùfā [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ jin⁴ bat¹ faat³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yīyánbùfā [Phonetic:yìyánbùfā] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yiyánbùfa [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-yen²-pu⁴-fa¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-yán-bù-fā [Mandarin, Yale], iyanbufa [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ияньбуфа [Mandarin, Palladius], ijanʹbufa [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt yìhn bāt faat [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ jin⁴ bat⁷ faat⁸ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ yin⁴ bed¹ fad³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一言不發
  1. to not say a word; to be silent Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: 不哼不哈 (bùhēng-bùhā)

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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not say a word; to be silent"
      ],
      "id": "en-一言不發-zh-phrase-s-4ErAN8",
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "silent",
          "silent"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "roman": "bùhēng-bùhā",
          "word": "不哼不哈"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīyánbùfā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ jin⁴ bat¹ faat³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīyánbùfā [Phonetic:yìyánbùfā]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiyánbùfa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-yen²-pu⁴-fa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-yán-bù-fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iyanbufa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ияньбуфа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ijanʹbufa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt yìhn bāt faat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ jin⁴ bat⁷ faat⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ yin⁴ bed¹ fad³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìyánbùfā]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一言不發"
}
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  "head_templates": [
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        "1": "zh",
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      },
      "expansion": "一言不發",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
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      "categories": [
        "Cantonese four-character idioms",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese four-character idioms",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin words containing 一 undergoing tone sandhi to the fourth tone"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not say a word; to be silent"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "say",
          "say"
        ],
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "silent",
          "silent"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīyánbùfā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄚ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat¹ jin⁴ bat¹ faat³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yīyánbùfā [Phonetic:yìyánbùfā]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiyánbùfa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "i¹-yen²-pu⁴-fa¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-yán-bù-fā"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iyanbufa"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ияньбуфа"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ijanʹbufa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt yìhn bāt faat"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ jin⁴ bat⁷ faat⁸"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ yin⁴ bed¹ fad³"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìyánbùfā]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ faːt̚³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "bùhēng-bùhā",
      "word": "不哼不哈"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一言不發"
}

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