堂而皇之

Chinese

		(main) hall; large room	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	emperor; surname	's; him/her/it; this
simp. and trad. (堂而皇之)		堂	而	皇	之

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): táng'érhuángzhī

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: táng'érhuángzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: táng-érhuángjhih
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang²-êrh²-huang²-chih¹
    • Yale: táng-ér-hwáng-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngerlhwangjy
    • Palladius: танъэрхуанчжи (tanʺerxuančži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ zi¹
    • Yale: tòhng yìh wòhng jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ yi⁴ wong⁴ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

堂而皇之

1. open and dignified; just and forceful
2. (derogatory) overt and blatant