道貌岸然
Chinese
| in a solemn or serious manner | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (道貌岸然) | 道貌 | 岸然 | |
| simp. #(道貌岸然) | 道貌 | 岸然 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): dàomào'ànrán
- (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dou6 maau6 ngon6 jin4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tō-māu-gān-liân
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dàomào'ànrán
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàomào-ànrán
- Wade–Giles: tao4-mao4-an4-jan2
- Yale: dàu-màu-àn-rán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawmawannran
- Palladius: даомаоаньжань (daomaoanʹžanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou6 maau6 ngon6 jin4
- Yale: douh maauh ngohn yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou6 maau6 ngon6 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: dou6 mao6 ngon6 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯²² maːu̯²² ŋɔːn²² jiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-māu-gān-liân
- Tâi-lô: tō-māu-gān-liân
- Phofsit Daibuun: doixmauxgaxnlieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ mãu²²⁻²¹ ɡan²²⁻²¹ liɛn²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Idiom
道貌岸然
- having a solemn look
- (derogatory) sanctimonious; hypocritical; two-faced