道貌岸然

Chinese

			in a solemn or serious manner
trad. (道貌岸然)		道貌	岸然
simp. #(道貌岸然)		道貌	岸然

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàomào'ànrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō-māu-gān-liân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàomào'ànrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàomào-ànrán
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-mao⁴-an⁴-jan²
    • Yale: dàu-màu-àn-rán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawmawannran
    • Palladius: даомаоаньжань (daomaoanʹžanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: douh maauh ngohn yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ mao⁶ ngon⁶ yin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² maːu̯²² ŋɔːn²² jiːn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-māu-gān-liân
    • Tâi-lô: tō-māu-gān-liân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doixmauxgaxnlieen
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ mãu²²⁻²¹ ɡan²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴/

Idiom

道貌岸然

1. having a solemn look
2. (derogatory) sanctimonious; hypocritical; two-faced