一言難盡 in Chinese

IPA: /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/, /jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/, /iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: yīyánnánjìn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jat¹ jin⁴ naan⁴ zeon⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ⁷iq-yi ⁶ne-zhin, yīyánnánjìn [Phonetic:yìyánnánjìn] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yiyánnánjìn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], i¹-yen²-nan²-chin⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yī-yán-nán-jìn [Mandarin, Yale], iyannanjinn [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ияньнаньцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], ijanʹnanʹczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yāt yìhn nàahn jeuhn [Cantonese, Yale], jat⁷ jin⁴ naan⁴ dzoen⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yed¹ yin⁴ nan⁴ zên⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ⁷iq-yi ⁶ne-zhin [Wu], ih^入 yi ne^去 zhin [Wu], ⁴iq-hhi ³ne-xxin [Wu], /iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/ [Wu] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 一言難盡

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          "roman": "shuōláihuàcháng",
          "word": "說來話長／说来话长"
        },
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          "roman": "shuōláihuàcháng",
          "word": "說來話長"
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          "roman": "shuōláihuàcháng",
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      "zh-pron": "yīyánnánjìn"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ jin⁴ naan⁴ zeon⁶"
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    {
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-yi ⁶ne-zhin"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "yīyánnánjìn [Phonetic:yìyánnánjìn]"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiyánnánjìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-yen²-nan²-chin⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-yán-nán-jìn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "iyannanjinn"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ияньнаньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh-pron": "ijanʹnanʹczinʹ"
    },
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      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yāt yìhn nàahn jeuhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ jin⁴ naan⁴ dzoen⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ yin⁴ nan⁴ zên⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-yi ⁶ne-zhin"
    },
    {
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      "zh-pron": "ih^入 yi ne^去 zhin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴iq-hhi ³ne-xxin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/"
    },
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      "other": "[Phonetic: yìyánnánjìn]"
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    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/"
    }
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  "word": "一言難盡"
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      "zh-pron": "yīyánnánjìn"
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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄧ ㄧㄢˊ ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ"
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        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "jat¹ jin⁴ naan⁴ zeon⁶"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "yiyánnánjìn"
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        "Wade-Giles"
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      "zh-pron": "i¹-yen²-nan²-chin⁴"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yī-yán-nán-jìn"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iyannanjinn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ияньнаньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ijanʹnanʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yāt yìhn nàahn jeuhn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jat⁷ jin⁴ naan⁴ dzoen⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yed¹ yin⁴ nan⁴ zên⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁷iq-yi ⁶ne-zhin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ih^入 yi ne^去 zhin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁴iq-hhi ³ne-xxin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yìyánnánjìn]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/i⁵⁵⁻⁵¹ jɛn³⁵ nän³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɐt̚⁵ jiːn²¹ naːn²¹ t͡sɵn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iɪʔ³³ ɦi⁴⁴ ne²² ʑin⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "shuōláihuàcháng",
      "word": "說來話長／说来话长"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuōláihuàcháng",
      "word": "說來話長"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shuōláihuàcháng",
      "word": "说来话长"
    }
  ],
  "word": "一言難盡"
}

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"一言難盡" meaning in Chinese

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