泣不成聲

Chinese

		to sob	not; no	finish; complete; accomplish finish; complete; accomplish; become; turn into; win; succeed; one tenth	sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds) sound; voice; (a measure word, used for sounds); tone; noise
trad. (泣不成聲)		泣	不	成	聲
simp. (泣不成声)		泣	不	成	声

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qìbùchéngshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jap¹ bat¹ sing⁴ sing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qìbùchéngshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄔㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihbucherngsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jap¹ bat¹ sing⁴ sing¹
  - Yale: yāp bāt sìhng sīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jap⁷ bat⁷ sing⁴ sing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeb¹ bed¹ xing⁴ xing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐp̚⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sɪŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

泣不成聲

to choke with sobs; to cry so much that one cannot utter a word

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