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): ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tiānhuāluànzhuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢㄏㄨㄚㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianhualuannjuey
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯a̠⁵⁵ lu̯a̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶
  - Yale: tīn fā lyuhn jeuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tin¹ faa¹ lyn⁶ dzoey⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: tin¹ fa¹ lün⁶ zêu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ fɑː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡ɕɵy̯²²/

Idiom

天花亂墜

(pejorative) 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.

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