說三道四

See also: 说三道四

Chinese

		to say	three	to say	four
trad. (說三道四)		說	三	道	四
simp. (说三道四)		说	三	道	四

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuōsāndàosì

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛㄙㄢㄉㄠˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syut³ saam¹ dou⁶ sei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuōsāndàosì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛㄙㄢㄉㄠˋ ㄙˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuosandàosìh
  - Wade–Giles: shuo¹-san¹-tao⁴-ssŭ⁴
  - Yale: shwō-sān-dàu-sz̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuosandawsyh
  - Palladius: шосаньдаосы (šosanʹdaosy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ sän⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syut³ saam¹ dou⁶ sei³
  - Yale: syut sāam douh sei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syt⁸ saam¹ dou⁶ sei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xud³ sam¹ dou⁶ séi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːt̚³ saːm⁵⁵ tou̯²² sei̯³³/

Idiom

說三道四

(derogatory) to gossip; to make irresponsible remarks
(derogatory) to criticize, to carp

Synonyms

(Cantonese, Hakka) 講三講四／讲三讲四
(Cantonese) 噏三噏四
(Cantonese) 亂噏廿四／乱噏廿四

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