平白無故

Chinese

for no reason; gratuitously; plain and clear for no reason; without a reason
trad. (平白無故) 平白 無故
simp. (平白无故) 平白 无故

Pronunciation

Idiom

平白無故

  1. without any cause or reason; groundless

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 無故 (“for no reason”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 無故, 無端, 無緣無故, 平白無故
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 無因白故
Taiwan 無緣無故
Cantonese Guangzhou 無端端, 無情白事, 無端白事, 無啦啦
Hong Kong 無端端, 無情白事, 無端白事, 無啦啦, 無情情, 無神神, 無緣無故
Taishan 無情白事
Dongguan 無頭白事, 無端端
Gan Nanchang 無緣無故, 平白無故
Southern Min Xiamen 無因端, 無因致端, 無因無端, 無事無白, 無代無誌
Quanzhou 無因端, 無因致端, 無代無誌
Zhangzhou 無因端, 無因致端, 無底無代, 無代無誌
Tainan 無因致端, 無因無故, 無代無誌
Penang (Hokkien) 無意無思, buta, 干焦
Xiang Changsha 無情冇事, 無嗟冇事
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