洋洋灑灑

See also: 洋洋洒洒

Chinese

		vast; great; impressive vast; great; impressive; overflowing; drifting
trad. (洋洋灑灑)		洋洋	灑灑
simp. (洋洋洒洒)		洋洋	洒洒

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yángyángsǎsǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴ joeng⁴ saa² saa²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yángyángsǎsǎ [Phonetic: yángyángsásǎ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ ㄧㄤˊ ㄙㄚˇ ㄙㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yángyángsǎsǎ
  - Wade–Giles: yang²-yang²-sa³-sa³
  - Yale: yáng-yáng-sǎ-sǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yangyangsaasaa
  - Palladius: янъянсаса (janʺjansasa)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joeng⁴ joeng⁴ saa² saa²
  - Yale: yèuhng yèuhng sá sá
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴ joeng⁴ saa² saa²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴ yêng⁴ sa² sa²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ saː³⁵ saː³⁵/

Idiom

洋洋灑灑

(of writing) at great length; voluminous