窮奢極欲
Chinese
exhausted; poor | extravagant | utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish | ||
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trad. (窮奢極欲) | 窮 | 奢 | 極 | 欲 | |
simp. (穷奢极欲) | 穷 | 奢 | 极 | 欲 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: qióngshējíyù
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄕㄜ ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cyóngshejíyù
- Wade–Giles: chʻiung2-shê1-chi2-yü4
- Yale: chyúng-shē-jí-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyongshejyiyuh
- Palladius: цюншэцзиюй (cjunšɛczijuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
窮奢極欲
- to indulge in extravagant luxury