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 modal particles in Classical Chinese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄏㄨ ㄓㄜˇ ㄧㄝˇ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhujeeyyie
- IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ i̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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 jɑː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
Idiom
之乎者也
- unintelligible speech or article filled with archaisms; pedantic expressions; grandiloquent speech; semi-incomprehensible talk
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