言不由衷

Chinese

		to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word	not; no	follow; from; it is for...to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; by; to; to leave it (to sb)	inner feelings
simp. and trad. (言不由衷)		言	不	由	衷
Literally: “one's words do not come from one's heart”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánbùyóuzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ bat¹ jau⁴ zung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yánbùyóuzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanbuyoujong
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánbùyóujhong
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ pu⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ bat¹ jau⁴ zung¹
  - Yale: yìhn bāt yàuh jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ bat⁷ jau⁴ dzung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ bed¹ yeo⁴ zung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ pɐt̚⁵ jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

言不由衷

to speak insincerely; to speak with one's tongue in one's cheek

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