信口開河

See also: 信口开河

Chinese

		thoughtlessly	to open a river; to dig a canal; to thaw
trad. (信口開河)		信口	開河
simp. (信口开河)		信口	开河
alternative forms		信口開合／信口开合信口開闔／信口开阖信口開喝／信口开喝

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xìnkǒukāihé

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄞㄏㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon³ hau² hoi¹ ho⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xìnkǒukāihé
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄞㄏㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìnkǒukaihé
  - Wade–Giles: hsin⁴-kʻou³-kʻai¹-ho²
  - Yale: syìn-kǒu-kāi-hé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinnkooukaiher
  - Palladius: синькоукайхэ (sinʹkoukajxɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵¹ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰaɪ̯⁵⁵ xɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon³ hau² hoi¹ ho⁴
  - Yale: seun háu hōi hòh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen³ hau² hoi¹ ho⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên³ heo² hoi¹ ho⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn³³ hɐu̯³⁵ hɔːi̯⁵⁵ hɔː²¹/

Idiom

信口開河

to speak carelessly, rapidly and voluminously like the outflow of river water when the sluice gates are opened; to talk nonsense; to talk at random

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