之乎者也

Chinese

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

Etymology

The four common particles in Classical Chinese.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhīhūzhěyě

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄏㄨㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ fu⁴ ze² jaa⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhīhūzhěyě [Phonetic: zhīhūzhéyě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄏㄨㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhujeeyyie
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ fu⁴ ze² jaa⁵
  - Yale: jī fùh jé yáh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ fu⁴ dze² jaa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ fu⁴ zé² ya⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ fuː²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵ jäː¹³/

Idiom

之乎者也

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

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