外甥打燈籠——照舊 in Chinese

IPA: /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/ Chinese transliterations: wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng [Mandarin, Pinyin], zhàojiù [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], zhàojiù [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥㄌㄨㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], wàisheng dǎ denglóng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], jhàojiòu [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], wai⁴-shêng¹ ta³ têng¹-lung² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], chao⁴-chiu⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], wài-shēng dǎ dēng-lúng- [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jàu-jyòu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], waysheng daa denglong [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], jawjiow [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], вайшэн да дэнлун [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], чжаоцзю [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], vajšɛn da dɛnlun [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čžaoczju [Mandarin, Palladius, standard] Forms: 外甥打灯笼——照旧 [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: 照舊／照旧 (zhàojiù, “to be as before”) is a pun on the homophone 照舅 (zhào jiù, “to shine on one's maternal uncle”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|照舊|to be as before}} 照舊／照旧 (zhàojiù, “to be as before”), {{zh-l|照舅|to shine on one's maternal uncle|tr=zhào jiù}} 照舅 (zhào jiù, “to shine on one's maternal uncle”) Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 外甥打燈籠——照舊

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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ"
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      "zh-pron": "wàisheng dǎ denglóng"
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      "zh-pron": "jhàojiòu"
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      "zh-pron": "wai⁴-shêng¹ ta³ têng¹-lung²"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ"
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        "Mandarin",
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      "zh-pron": "wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhàojiù"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàisheng dǎ denglóng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhàojiòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wai⁴-shêng¹ ta³ têng¹-lung²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao⁴-chiu⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wài-shēng dǎ dēng-lúng-"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jàu-jyòu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "waysheng daa denglong"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jawjiow"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "вайшэн да дэнлун"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаоцзю"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vajšɛn da dɛnlun"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžaoczju"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/",
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        "standard"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/"
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  "word": "外甥打燈籠——照舊"
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"外甥打燈籠——照舊" meaning in Chinese

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