"喜怒無常" meaning in Chinese

See 喜怒無常 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/, /hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: xǐnùwúcháng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], hei² nou⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], xǐnùwúcháng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], sǐnùwúcháng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], hsi³-nu⁴-wu²-chʻang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], syǐ-nù-wú-cháng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], shiinuhwucharng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], синуучан [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], sinuučan [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], héi nouh mòuh sèuhng [Cantonese, Yale], hei² nou⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], héi² nou⁶ mou⁴ sêng⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 喜怒无常
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 喜怒無常
  1. moody; with an unstable mood Tags: idiomatic
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        {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moody; with an unstable mood"
      ],
      "id": "en-喜怒無常-zh-phrase-w5Mue43i",
      "links": [
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          "moody",
          "moody"
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        [
          "unstable",
          "unstable"
        ],
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          "mood",
          "mood"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xǐnùwúcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei² nou⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xǐnùwúcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sǐnùwúcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi³-nu⁴-wu²-chʻang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǐ-nù-wú-cháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiinuhwucharng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синуучан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinuučan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi nouh mòuh sèuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei² nou⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi² nou⁶ mou⁴ sêng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "喜怒無常"
}
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    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "喜怒無常",
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  "pos": "phrase",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese chengyu",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 喜",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 常",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 怒",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 無",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin chengyu",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "moody; with an unstable mood"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "moody",
          "moody"
        ],
        [
          "unstable",
          "unstable"
        ],
        [
          "mood",
          "mood"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xǐnùwúcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei² nou⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "xǐnùwúcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄨˊ ㄔㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sǐnùwúcháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hsi³-nu⁴-wu²-chʻang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "syǐ-nù-wú-cháng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "shiinuhwucharng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "синуучан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "sinuučan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi nouh mòuh sèuhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hei² nou⁶ mou⁴ soeng⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "héi² nou⁶ mou⁴ sêng⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹ u³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² mou̯²¹ sœːŋ²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "喜怒無常"
}

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