堂而皇之 in Chinese

IPA: /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/, /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: táng'érhuángzhī [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ zi¹ [Cantonese, Jyutping], táng'érhuángzhī [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], táng-érhuángjhih [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tʻang²-êrh²-huang²-chih¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], táng-ér-hwáng-jr̄ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tarngerlhwangjy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], танъэрхуанчжи [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], tanʺerxuančži [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], tòhng yìh wòhng jī [Cantonese, Yale], tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ dzi¹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tong⁴ yi⁴ wong⁴ ji¹ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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"堂而皇之" meaning in Chinese

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