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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: táng'érhuángzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tarngerlhwangjy
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ zi¹
  - Yale: tòhng yìh wòhng jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: tong⁴ yi⁴ wong⁴ ji¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

堂而皇之

open and dignified; just and forceful
(derogatory) overt and blatant

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