無事獻殷勸非奸即盜

简 无事献殷劝非奸即盗 · 繁 無事獻殷勸非奸即盜
Cantonese · source Jyutpingmou4 si6 hin3 jan1 hyun3 fei1 gaan1 zik1 dou6

Meanings

  1. one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [colloquial]
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Source definition segments, in their original order. Characters a definition cites are shown without their Mandarin pinyin; classifier lists that CC-Canto copied from CC-CEDICT are marked Mandarin. The community dictionary is not independently verified by zimai.

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Same syllable, six tones

hyun圈hyun1circle犬hyun2dog券hyun3bondhyun4—hyun5—hyun6—

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: wu2 shi4 xian4 yin1 quan4 fei1 jian1 ji2 dao4. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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CC-Canto · Pleco Inc. · edition 2017-02-02
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Exact source record & identity無事獻殷勸非奸即盜 无事献殷劝非奸即盗 [wu2 shi4 xian4 yin1 quan4 fei1 jian1 ji2 dao4] {mou4 si6 hin3 jan1 hyun3 fei1 gaan1 zik1 dou6} /one who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions [colloquial]/

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