百無一是

Chinese

		hundred	not have	one; single; a one; single; a; (before verbs) as soon as, once; (before a noun) entire (family, etc.)	be; yes; this
trad. (百無一是)		百	無	一	是
simp. (百无一是)		百	无	一	是

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎiwúyīshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baak³ mou⁴ jat¹ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎiwúyīshì [Phonetic: bǎiwúyíshì]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄨˊ ㄧ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎiwúyishìh
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-wu²-i¹-shih⁴
    • Yale: bǎi-wú-yī-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baewuishyh
    • Palladius: байуиши (bajuiši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵ i⁵⁵⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: baak³ mou⁴ jat¹ si⁶
    • Yale: baak mòuh yāt sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baak⁸ mou⁴ jat⁷ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: bag³ mou⁴ yed¹ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paːk̚³ mou̯²¹ jɐt̚⁵ siː²²/

Idiom

百無一是

1. having no redeeming features