花裡胡哨
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See also: 花里胡哨
Chinese
[edit]flower; blossom; to spend flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern |
inside; within; in inside; within; in; lining of clothing |
barbarian; recklessly; surname | a whistle; sentry | ||
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trad. (花裡胡哨/花裏胡哨) | 花 | 裡/裏 | 胡 | 哨 | |
simp. (花里胡哨) | 花 | 里 | 胡 | 哨 | |
alternative forms | 花哩胡哨 花藜胡哨 花麗狐哨/花丽狐哨 花狸狐哨 | ||||
Built on 花哨 (huāshào). |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚ ˙ㄌㄧ ㄏㄨˊ ㄕㄠˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huali̊húshào
- Wade–Giles: hua1-li5-hu2-shao4
- Yale: hwā-li-hú-shàu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hua.lihwushaw
- Palladius: хуалихушао (xualixušao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ä⁵⁵ li² xu³⁵ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
[edit]花裡胡哨
- (colloquial) showy; gaudy; garish