喜怒不形於色

See also: 喜怒不形于色

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	indignant	not take shape on one's countenance; one's facial expression does not reveal any emotion; to not reveal any emotion on one's face
trad. (喜怒不形於色)		喜	怒	不形於色
simp. (喜怒不形于色)		喜	怒	不形于色

Etymology

Literally: happiness and rage do not take shape on one's countenance

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐ nù bùxíngyúsè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² nou⁶ bat¹ jing⁴ jyu¹ sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐ nù bùxíngyúsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄋㄨˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐ nù bùsíngyúsè
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³ nu⁴ pu⁴-hsing²-yü²-sê⁴
  - Yale: syǐ nù bù-syíng-yú-sè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shii nuh bushyngyuseh
  - Palladius: си ну бусинъюйсэ (si nu businʺjujsɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵ y³⁵⁻⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² nou⁶ bat¹ jing⁴ jyu¹ sik¹
  - Yale: héi nouh bāt yìhng yū sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² nou⁶ bat⁷ jing⁴ jy¹ sik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² nou⁶ bed¹ ying⁴ yu¹ xig¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ nou̯²² pɐt̚⁵ jɪŋ²¹ jyː⁵⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

Idiom

喜怒不形於色

one's facial expression does not reveal any emotion; to not reveal any emotion on one's face

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