鸚鵡學舌

See also: 鹦鹉学舌

Chinese

		parrot	to imitate other people's speech
trad. (鸚鵡學舌)		鸚鵡	學舌
simp. (鹦鹉学舌)		鹦鹉	学舌

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngwǔxuéshé

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄥㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit⁶, jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīngwǔxuéshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yingwǔsyuéshé
  - Wade–Giles: ying¹-wu³-hsüeh²-shê²
  - Yale: yīng-wǔ-sywé-shé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingwuushyuesher
  - Palladius: инъусюэшэ (inʺusjuešɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit⁶, jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁶ sit³
  - Yale: yīng móuh hohk siht, yīng móuh hohk sit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁹ sit⁹, jing¹ mou⁵ hok⁹ sit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying¹ mou⁵ hog⁶ xid⁶, ying¹ mou⁵ hog⁶ xid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚²/, /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚³/

Idiom

鸚鵡學舌

to repeat the words of others like a parrot; to parrot

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