之乎者也
Chinese
possessive particle: 's | interrogative particle: ? | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something) | affirmative particle: indeed | ||
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 之乎者也
- unintelligible speech or article filled with archaisms; pedantic expressions; grandiloquent speech; semi-incomprehensible talk
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