鑿空之論

Chinese

		to open up a road; to clear a path; to make a way	's; him/her/it; this	to talk (about); to discuss; theory to talk (about); to discuss; theory; by the; per; the Analects (of Confucius)
trad. (鑿空之論)		鑿空	之	論
simp. (凿空之论)		凿空	之	论

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): záokōngzhīlùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok⁶ hung¹ zi¹ leon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: záokōngzhīlùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˊ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄌㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: záokongjhihlùn
    • Wade–Giles: tsao²-kʻung¹-chih¹-lun⁴
    • Yale: dzáu-kūng-jr̄-lwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaurkongjyluenn
    • Palladius: цзаокунчжилунь (czaokunčžilunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯³⁵ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu̯ən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok⁶ hung¹ zi¹ leon⁶
    • Yale: johk hūng jī leuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁹ hung¹ dzi¹ loen⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog⁶ hung¹ ji¹ lên⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚² hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ lɵn²²/

Idiom

鑿空之論

1. far-fetched argument; unlikely statement