猝不及防

Chinese

		abrupt; hurried	not; no	to reach; and	to protect; to defend; to guard (against)
simp. and trad. (猝不及防)		猝	不	及	防

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cùbùjífáng

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyut³ bat¹ kap⁶ fong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: cùbùjífáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ ㄈㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsuhbujyifarng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyut³ bat¹ kap⁶ fong⁴
  - Yale: chyut bāt kahp fòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyt⁸ bat⁷ kap⁹ fong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: qud³ bed¹ keb⁶ fong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰyːt̚³ pɐt̚⁵ kʰɐp̚² fɔːŋ²¹/

Idiom

猝不及防

to be caught off guard; to be taken by surprise

Synonyms

措手不及 (cuòshǒubùjí)

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