"不敢問津" meaning in Chinese

See 不敢問津 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/, /pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: bùgǎnwènjīn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ [Mandarin, bopomofo], bat¹ gam² man⁶ zeon¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bùgǎnwènjīn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], bùgǎnwùnjin [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], pu⁴-kan³-wên⁴-chin¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], bù-gǎn-wèn-jīn [Mandarin, Yale], bugaanwennjin [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], буганьвэньцзинь [Mandarin, Palladius], buganʹvɛnʹczinʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], bāt gám mahn jēun [Cantonese, Yale], bat⁷ gam² man⁶ dzoen¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], bed¹ gem² men⁶ zên¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 不敢问津
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 不敢問津
  1. to not dare to inquire (e.g. about the price of expensive goods) Tags: idiomatic
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    {
      "form": "不敢问津",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "不敢問津",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Cantonese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Mandarin chengyu",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not dare to inquire (e.g. about the price of expensive goods)"
      ],
      "id": "en-不敢問津-zh-phrase-5ZRiJwed",
      "links": [
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "inquire",
          "inquire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùgǎnwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ gam² man⁶ zeon¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùgǎnwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùgǎnwùnjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-kan³-wên⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-gǎn-wèn-jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bugaanwennjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "буганьвэньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buganʹvɛnʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt gám mahn jēun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ gam² man⁶ dzoen¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ gem² men⁶ zên¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不敢問津"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "不敢问津",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "不敢問津",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese chengyu",
        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 問",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 敢",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 津",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to not dare to inquire (e.g. about the price of expensive goods)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dare",
          "dare"
        ],
        [
          "inquire",
          "inquire"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùgǎnwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢˇ ㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄣ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat¹ gam² man⁶ zeon¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùgǎnwènjīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bùgǎnwùnjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "pu⁴-kan³-wên⁴-chin¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bù-gǎn-wèn-jīn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bugaanwennjin"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "буганьвэньцзинь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "buganʹvɛnʹczinʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bāt gám mahn jēun"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bat⁷ gam² man⁶ dzoen¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bed¹ gem² men⁶ zên¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pu⁵¹ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən⁵¹ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pɐt̚⁵ kɐm³⁵ mɐn²² t͡sɵn⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "不敢問津"
}

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