娓娓道來
Chinese
| persistent; tireless | direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
to come | ||
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| trad. (娓娓道來) | 娓娓 | 道 | 來 | |
| simp. (娓娓道来) | 娓娓 | 道 | 来 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wěiwěidàolái [Phonetic: wéiwěidàolái]
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄉㄠˋ ㄌㄞˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wěiwěidàolái
- Wade–Giles: wei3-wei3-tao4-lai2
- Yale: wěi-wěi-dàu-lái
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiwoeidawlai
- Palladius: вэйвэйдаолай (vɛjvɛjdaolaj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵¹ laɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 mei5 dou6 loi4
- Yale: méih méih douh lòih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 mei5 dou6 loi4
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 méi5 dou6 loi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ mei̯¹³ tou̯²² lɔːi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
娓娓道來
- to talk continuously and vividly