嘆為聽止

Chinese

		to sigh	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become	let; allow; listen let; allow; listen; hear; obey	to stop; prohibit; till
trad. (嘆為聽止/歎為聽止/嘆爲聽止/歎爲聽止)		嘆/歎	為/爲	聽	止
simp. (叹为听止)		叹	为	听	止

Etymology

Based on 嘆為觀止／叹为观止 (tànwéiguānzhǐ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tànwéitīngzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tànwéitīngzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tànwéitingjhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: tʻan⁴-wei²-tʻing¹-chih³
    • Yale: tàn-wéi-tīng-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tannweitingjyy
    • Palladius: таньвэйтинчжи (tanʹvɛjtinčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

嘆為聽止

1. to gasp in amazement (upon hearing a piece of music); to acclaim as the peak of perfection