望文生義

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (望文生義)		望	文	生	義
simp. (望文生义)		望	文	生	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngwénshēngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngwénshēngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngwúnshengyì
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-wên²-shêng¹-i⁴
    • Yale: wàng-wén-shēng-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqwenshengyih
    • Palladius: ванвэньшэнъи (vanvɛnʹšɛnʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶
    • Yale: mohng màhn sāng yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ men⁴ seng¹ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/

Idiom

望文生義

1. to interpret a text with superficial explanations; folk etymology