"堂而皇之" meaning in Chinese

See 堂而皇之 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 堂而皇之
  1. open and dignified; just and forceful Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-堂而皇之-zh-phrase-a0~u2k8F Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 93 7 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3
  2. (derogatory) overt and blatant Tags: derogatory, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-堂而皇之-zh-phrase-CrbCpbhz
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      "zh_pron": "táng'érhuángzhī"
    },
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      "tags": [
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        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ zi¹"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄊㄤˊ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄓ"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "tʻang²-êrh²-huang²-chih¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "táng-ér-hwáng-jr̄"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "tarngerlhwangjy"
    },
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      "roman": "tanʺerxuančži",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "танъэрхуанчжи"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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      "zh_pron": "tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ zi¹"
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "táng-ér-hwáng-jr̄"
    },
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/",
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        "Hong Kong"
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      "tags": [
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        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "tòhng yìh wòhng jī"
    },
    {
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      "zh_pron": "tong⁴ ji⁴ wong⁴ dzi¹"
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      "zh_pron": "tong⁴ yi⁴ wong⁴ ji¹"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːŋ²¹ jiː²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/",
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