"冠冕堂皇" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [Chinese]

IPA: /ku̯än⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /kuːn⁵⁵ miːn¹³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ku̯än⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/, /kuːn⁵⁵ miːn¹³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/ Chinese transliterations: guānmiǎntánghuáng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], guānmiǎntánghuáng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], guanmiǎntánghuáng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], kuan¹-mien³-tʻang²-huang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], gwān-myǎn-táng-hwáng [Mandarin, Yale], guanmeantarnghwang [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], гуаньмяньтанхуан [Mandarin, Palladius], guanʹmjanʹtanxuan [Mandarin, Palladius], gūn míhn tòhng wòhng [Cantonese, Yale], gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 冠冕堂皇
  1. dignified; upright; solemn Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-冠冕堂皇-zh-phrase-VW7YlS8Q
  2. to seem honorable and just on the surface, but is not the case in reality Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-冠冕堂皇-zh-phrase-YnEgtpwS Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 7 93 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "guanmiǎntánghuáng"
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "kuan¹-mien³-tʻang²-huang²"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "gwān-myǎn-táng-hwáng"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guanmeantarnghwang"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "гуаньмяньтанхуан"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "guanʹmjanʹtanxuan"
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      "zh-pron": "gūn míhn tòhng wòhng"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴"
    },
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      "zh-pron": "kuan¹-mien³-tʻang²-huang²"
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      "zh-pron": "guanmeantarnghwang"
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      "zh-pron": "гуаньмяньтанхуан"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "guanʹmjanʹtanxuan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ku̯än⁵⁵ mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      "zh-pron": "gūn míhn tòhng wòhng"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "gun¹ min⁵ tong⁴ wong⁴"
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