其貌不揚

Chinese

		his; her; its his; her; its; theirs; that; such; it (refers to sth preceding it)	appearance	not; no	hurl; to raise; to scatter
trad. (其貌不揚)		其	貌	不	揚
simp. (其貌不扬)		其	貌	不	扬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qímàobùyáng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ maau⁶ bat¹ joeng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qímàobùyáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄠˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: címàobùyáng
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-mao⁴-pu⁴-yang²
  - Yale: chí-màu-bù-yáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyimawbuyang
  - Palladius: цимаобуян (cimaobujan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ maau⁶ bat¹ joeng⁴
  - Yale: kèih maauh bāt yèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ maau⁶ bat⁷ joeng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ mao⁶ bed¹ yêng⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ maːu̯²² pɐt̚⁵ jœːŋ²¹/

Idiom

其貌不揚

to be undistinguished or unattractive in appearance

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