說不過去
See also: 说不过去
Chinese
| to speak; to say; persuade (politically) | not; no | the past; to go over; to pass by | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (說不過去) | 說 | 不 | 過去 | |
| simp. (说不过去) | 说 | 不 | 过去 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): shuōbuguòqù
- (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shuōbuguòqù
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ˙ㄅㄨ ㄍㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shuobůguòcyù
- Wade–Giles: shuo1-pu5-kuo4-chʻü4
- Yale: shwō-bu-gwò-chyù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuobuguohchiuh
- Palladius: шобугоцюй (šobugocjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ b̥u² ku̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Adjective
說不過去
- (idiomatic) to be unable to explain away; cannot justify morally