不平則鳴

Chinese

		uneven; not smooth; rough uneven; not smooth; rough; unfair; unjust	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle	to cry (of birds)
trad. (不平則鳴)		不平	則	鳴
simp. (不平则鸣)		不平	则	鸣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùpíngzémíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bat¹ ping⁴ zak¹ ming⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): but² pen³ dak² men³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bùpíngzémíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùpíngzémíng
    • Wade–Giles: pu⁴-pʻing²-tsê²-ming²
    • Yale: bù-píng-dzé-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bupyngtzerming
    • Palladius: бупинцзэмин (bupinczɛmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bat¹ ping⁴ zak¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: bāt pìhng jāk mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ ping⁴ dzak⁷ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ ping⁴ zeg¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹ t͡sɐk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: but² pen³ dak² men³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /put̚⁵⁵ pʰen²² tak̚⁵⁵ ᵐben²²/

Idiom

不平則鳴

1. injustice provokes outcry; where there is injustice, there will be protest

Related terms

• 鳴不平／鸣不平 (míngbùpíng)