天花亂墜

See also: 天花乱坠

Chinese

		heavenly flowers	in confusion; disorderly	fall
trad. (天花亂墜)		天花	亂	墜
simp. (天花乱坠)		天花	乱	坠
Literally: “a deluge of heavenly flowers”.

Etymology

Originally referring to a Buddhist priest expounding the Buddhist sutras, so flawless and persuasive that it moved the god of heaven, leading to a deluge of heavenly flowers.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tiānhuāluànzhuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tiānhuāluànzhuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tianhualuànjhuèi
    • Wade–Giles: tʻien¹-hua¹-luan⁴-chui⁴
    • Yale: tyān-hwā-lwàn-jwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianhualuannjuey
    • Palladius: тяньхуалуаньчжуй (tjanʹxualuanʹčžuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶
    • Yale: tīn fā lyuhn jeuih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ faa¹ lyn⁶ dzoey⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ fa¹ lün⁶ zêu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/

Idiom

天花亂墜

1. (derogatory) wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype

   他把手中保健品的功效說得天花亂墜。 [MSC, trad.]
   他把手中保健品的功效说得天花乱坠。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā bǎ shǒu zhōng bǎojiànpǐn de gōngxiào shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì. [Pinyin]

   He talked the legs off an iron chair to advertise for the healthcare product in his hands.