狗屁不通
Chinese
| dog fart; nonsense; untrue | to be obstructed; to be unable to get through; to not understand | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (狗屁不通) | 狗屁 | 不通 | |
| simp. #(狗屁不通) | 狗屁 | 不通 | |
| Literally: “dog unable to fart”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: gǒupìbùtōng
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄡˇ ㄆㄧˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: gǒupìbùtong
- Wade–Giles: kou3-pʻi4-pu4-tʻung1
- Yale: gǒu-pì-bù-tūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gooupihbutong
- Palladius: гоупибутун (goupibutun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 pei3 bat1 tung1
- Yale: gáu pei bāt tūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 pei3 bat7 tung1
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 péi3 bed1 tung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ pʰei̯³³ pɐt̚⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
狗屁不通
- (figurative, vulgar) incoherent; nonsensical; bullshit