百口莫辯

See also: 百口莫辩

Chinese

		hundred	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	do not; there is none who	dispute; debate; argue dispute; debate; argue; discuss
trad. (百口莫辯)		百	口	莫	辯
simp. (百口莫辩)		百	口	莫	辩

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎikǒumòbiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ hau² mok⁶ bin⁶
Min Nan (POJ): pek-kháu-bo̍k-piān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǎikǒumòbiàn [Phonetic: báikǒumòbiàn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄡˇ ㄇㄛˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǎikǒumòbiàn
  - Wade–Giles: pai³-kʻou³-mo⁴-pien⁴
  - Yale: bǎi-kǒu-mwò-byàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baekooumohbiann
  - Palladius: байкоумобянь (bajkoumobjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ mwɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pjɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: baak³ hau² mok⁶ bin⁶
  - Yale: baak háu mohk bihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ hau² mok⁹ bin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bag³ heo² mog⁶ bin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ hɐu̯³⁵ mɔːk̚² piːn²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pek-kháu-bo̍k-piān
  - Tâi-lô: pik-kháu-bo̍k-piān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pekqaw'bogpien
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² piɛn³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /piɪk̚³²⁻⁴ kʰau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² piɛn³³/

Idiom

百口莫辯

unable to give a convincing explanation in self-defense; difficult to clarify; beyond justification (when wronged or treated unjustly)

Synonyms

百喙莫辯／百喙莫辩 (bǎihuìmòbiàn)

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