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鸚鵡學舌

鸚鵡學舌

See also: 鹦鹉学舌

Chinese

		parrot	to mechanically repeat other people's words; to parrot
trad. (鸚鵡學舌)		鸚鵡	學舌
simp. (鹦鹉学舌)		鹦鹉	学舌

Idiom

鸚鵡學舌

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yīngwǔ xuéshé

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yīngwǔ xuéshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄥㄨˇ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingwuu shyuesher
  - IPA ^(key): /iŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - 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
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚²/, /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ hɔːk̚² siːt̚³/