不識時務

Chinese

		not; no	to have a clear view of things; to adapt to circumstances
trad. (不識時務)		不	識時務
simp. (不识时务)		不	识时务

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bùshíshìwù, bùshìshìwù

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ, ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bat¹ sik¹ si⁴ mou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùshíshìwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyshyhwuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: bùshìshìwù [Phonetic: búshìshìwù]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄕˋ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bushyhshyhwuh
  - IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bat¹ sik¹ si⁴ mou⁶
  - Yale: bāt sīk sìh mouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bat⁷ sik⁷ si⁴ mou⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: bed¹ xig¹ xi⁴ mou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐt̚⁵ sɪk̚⁵ siː²¹ mou̯²²/

Idiom

不識時務

to show no understanding of the times; to not be able to adapt to current circumstances
to lack judgement

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