口耳相傳

Chinese

		mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	ear	it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend it is said that; tradition has it that; according to legend; to hand down or pass down from one to another
trad. (口耳相傳)		口	耳	相傳
simp. (口耳相传)		口	耳	相传

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kǒu'ěrxiāngchuán

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄔㄨㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hau² ji⁵ soeng¹ cyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kǒu'ěrxiāngchuán [Phonetic: kóuěrxiāngchuán]
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄡˇ ㄦˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄔㄨㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kǒu-ěrsiangchuán
  - Wade–Giles: kʻou³-êrh³-hsiang¹-chʻuan²
  - Yale: kǒu-ěr-syāng-chwán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kooueelshiangchwan
  - Palladius: коуэрсянчуань (kouersjančuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hau² ji⁵ soeng¹ cyun⁴
  - Yale: háu yíh sēung chyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hau² ji⁵ soeng¹ tsyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: heo² yi⁵ sêng¹ qun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯³⁵ jiː¹³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ t͡ʃʰyːn²¹/

Idiom

口耳相傳

to be passed down orally (from generation to generation)

Synonyms

口口相傳／口口相传 (kǒukǒuxiàngchuán)

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