平白無故

Chinese

		for no reason; gratuitously; plain and clear	for no reason; without a reason
trad. (平白無故)		平白	無故
simp. (平白无故)		平白	无故

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): píngbáiwúgù

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ping⁴ baak⁶ mou⁴ gu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: píngbáiwúgù
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄨˊ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: píngbáiwúgù
  - Wade–Giles: pʻing²-pai²-wu²-ku⁴
  - Yale: píng-bái-wú-gù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyngbairwuguh
  - Palladius: пинбайугу (pinbajugu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰiŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵⁻⁵⁵ u³⁵⁻⁵⁵ ku⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ping⁴ baak⁶ mou⁴ gu³
  - Yale: pìhng baahk mòuh gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ping⁴ baak⁹ mou⁴ gu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ping⁴ bag⁶ mou⁴ gu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɪŋ²¹ paːk̚² mou̯²¹ kuː³³/

Idiom

平白無故

without any cause or reason; groundless

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