冷不丁 in Chinese

IPA: /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/, /laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: lěngbùdīng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo], laang⁵ bat¹ ding¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], lěngbùdīng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], lěngbùding [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], lêng³-pu⁴-ting¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], lěng-bù-dīng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], leengbuding [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], лэнбудин [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], lɛnbudin [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], láahng bāt dīng [Cantonese, Yale], laang⁵ bat⁷ ding¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], lang⁵ bed¹ ding¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|adverb}} 冷不丁

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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
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      "glosses": [
        "suddenly; unexpectedly"
      ],
      "id": "en-冷不丁-zh-adv-jJbFlo5A",
      "links": [
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          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ],
        [
          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) suddenly; unexpectedly"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "冷不防"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngbùdīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laang⁵ bat¹ ding¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngbùdīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngbùding"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lêng³-pu⁴-ting¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěng-bù-dīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leengbuding"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лэнбудин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lɛnbudin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láahng bāt dīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laang⁵ bat⁷ ding¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lang⁵ bed¹ ding¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "冷不丁"
}

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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adv",
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        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese adverbs",
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        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 丁",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 不",
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        "Mandarin lemmas",
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        "Pages with entries"
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      "glosses": [
        "suddenly; unexpectedly"
      ],
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          "suddenly",
          "suddenly"
        ],
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          "unexpectedly",
          "unexpectedly"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial) suddenly; unexpectedly"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "冷不防"
        }
      ],
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        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngbùdīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laang⁵ bat¹ ding¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngbùdīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěngbùding"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lêng³-pu⁴-ting¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lěng-bù-dīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "leengbuding"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "лэнбудин"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lɛnbudin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "láahng bāt dīng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "laang⁵ bat⁷ ding¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "lang⁵ bed¹ ding¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "冷不丁"
}

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"冷不丁" meaning in Chinese

Adverb