唱雙簧

Chinese

		sing; to call loudly; to chant	shuanghuang, a two-man act with one singing or speaking while the other acts out the story
trad. (唱雙簧)		唱	雙簧
simp. (唱双簧)		唱	双簧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chàngshuānghuáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng³ soeng¹ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chàngshuānghuáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤˋ ㄕㄨㄤ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chàngshuanghuáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang⁴-shuang¹-huang²
    • Yale: chàng-shwāng-hwáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chanqshuanghwang
    • Palladius: чаншуанхуан (čanšuanxuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng³ soeng¹ wong⁴
    • Yale: cheung sēung wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng³ soeng¹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng³ sêng¹ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ³³ sœːŋ⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

Verb

唱雙簧

1. (literal) to perform shuanghuang (a two-man comic show)
2. (figurative, of two parties, often derogatory) to collaborate with each other; to scheme and put on a show together, often to cover up or deceive others

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 唱雙簧 (“to collude with each other, often to cover up or deceive others”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		唱雙簧, 演雙簧
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	唱雙簧
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	演雙簧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	扯貓尾, 掹貓尾
	Hong Kong	扯貓尾, 掹貓尾