之乎者也
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[edit]possessive particle: 's | interrogative particle: ? | ‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth) | 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
[edit]The four common particles in Classical Chinese.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zi1 fu4 ze2 jaa5
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): ze1 hu7 zia2 ia2
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1tsy-hu-tse-ye
- 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)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ze1 hu7 zia2 ia2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ hū tsiá iá
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ hu¹¹ t͡sia⁵²⁻³⁵ ia⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Wu
Idiom
[edit]之乎者也
- (metonymically) unintelligible speech or article filled with archaisms; pedantic expressions; grandiloquent speech; semi-incomprehensible talk
- 他對人說話,總是滿口之乎者也,教人半懂不懂的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
- From: 魯迅 Lu Xun, 《孔乙己》 Kung I-chi, 1919; translation by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang.
- Tā duìrén shuōhuà, zǒngshì mǎnkǒu zhīhūzhěyě, jiào rén bàn dǒng bùdǒng de. [Pinyin]
- He used so many archaisms in his speech, it was impossible to understand half he said.
他对人说话,总是满口之乎者也,教人半懂不懂的。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
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