之乎者也

Chinese

		possessive particle: 's	interrogative particle: ?	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)	affirmative particle: indeed
trad. (之乎者也)		之	乎	者	也
simp. #(之乎者也)		之	乎	者	也

Etymology

The four common particles in Classical Chinese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhīhūzhěyě

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄏㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ fu⁴ ze² jaa⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīhūzhěyě [Phonetic: zhīhūzhéyě]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄏㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihhujhěyě
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-hu¹-chê³-yeh³
    • Yale: jr̄-hū-jě-yě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhujeeyee
    • Palladius: чжихучжэе (čžixučžɛje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ fu⁴ ze² jaa⁵
    • Yale: jī fùh jé yáh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ fu⁴ dze² jaa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ fu⁴ zé² ya⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ jaː¹³/

Idiom

(deprecated template usage) 之乎者也

1. unintelligible speech or article filled with archaisms; pedantic expressions; grandiloquent speech; semi-incomprehensible talk

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