冷不丁
Chinese
| cold | not; no | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (冷不丁) | 冷 | 不 | 丁 | |
| simp. #(冷不丁) | 冷 | 不 | 丁 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lěngbùdīng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lěngbùding
- Wade–Giles: lêng3-pu4-ting1
- Yale: lěng-bù-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leengbuding
- Palladius: лэнбудин (lɛnbudin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laang5 bat1 ding1
- Yale: láahng bāt dīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: laang5 bat7 ding1
- Guangdong Romanization: lang5 bed1 ding1
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːŋ¹³ pɐt̚⁵ tɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
冷不丁
- (colloquial) suddenly; unexpectedly
- Synonym: 冷不防 (lěngbùfáng)