說不過去

See also: 说不过去

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	not; no	the past; to go over; to pass by
trad. (說不過去)		說	不	過去
simp. (说不过去)		说	不	过去

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuōbuguòqù

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuōbuguòqù
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuobůguòcyù
  - Wade–Giles: shuo¹-pu⁵-kuo⁴-chʻü⁴
  - Yale: shwō-bu-gwò-chyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuobuguohchiuh
  - Palladius: шобугоцюй (šobugocjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ b̥u² ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/

Adjective

說不過去

(idiomatic) to be unable to explain away; cannot justify morally

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