娓娓道來 in Chinese

IPA: /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/, /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: wěiwěidàolái [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁵ mei⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wěiwěidàolái [Phonetic:wéiwěidàolái] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wěiwěidàolái [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wei³-wei³-tao⁴-lai² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wěi-wěi-dàu-lái [Mandarin, Yale, standard], woeiwoeidawlai [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], вэйвэйдаолай [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vɛjvɛjdaolaj [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], méih méih douh lòih [Cantonese, Yale], mei⁵ mei⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méi⁵ méi⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 娓娓道来 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 娓娓道來

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      "zh-pron": "wěiwěidàolái"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ mei⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
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        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "wěiwěidàolái [Phonetic:wéiwěidàolái]"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "wěiwěidàolái"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "wei³-wei³-tao⁴-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěi-wěi-dàu-lái"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "woeiwoeidawlai"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйвэйдаолай"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjvɛjdaolaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "méih méih douh lòih"
    },
    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ mei⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁵ méi⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "other": "[Phonetic: wéiwěidàolái]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "娓娓道來"
}

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      "zh-pron": "wěiwěidàolái"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ mei⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěiwěidàolái [Phonetic:wéiwěidàolái]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěiwěidàolái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wei³-wei³-tao⁴-lai²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wěi-wěi-dàu-lái"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "woeiwoeidawlai"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вэйвэйдаолай"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vɛjvɛjdaolaj"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méih méih douh lòih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ mei⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁵ méi⁵ dou⁶ loi⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: wéiwěidàolái]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "娓娓道來"
}

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"娓娓道來" meaning in Chinese

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