See 天花亂墜 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"etymology_text": "Originally referring to a Buddhist priest expounding the Buddhist sutras, so flawless and persuasive that it moved the god of heaven, leading to a deluge of heavenly flowers.",
"forms": [
{
"form": "天花乱坠",
"raw_tags": [
"Simplified Chinese"
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}
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"literal_meaning": "a deluge of heavenly flowers",
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"english": "He talked the legs off an iron chair to advertise for the healthcare product in his hands.",
"raw_tags": [
"MSC",
"Traditional Chinese"
],
"roman": "Tā bǎ shǒu zhōng bǎojiànpǐn de gōngxiào shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "他把手中保健品的功效說得天花亂墜。",
"type": "example"
},
{
"english": "He talked the legs off an iron chair to advertise for the healthcare product in his hands.",
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"roman": "Tā bǎ shǒu zhōng bǎojiànpǐn de gōngxiào shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "他把手中保健品的功效说得天花乱坠。",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype"
],
"id": "en-天花亂墜-zh-phrase-yOYJOBMz",
"links": [
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"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"wild",
"wild"
],
[
"boast",
"boast"
],
[
"extravagant",
"extravagant"
],
[
"embellishment",
"embellishment"
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"(derogatory) wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype"
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"idiomatic"
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"sounds": [
{
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"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tiānhuāluànzhuì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tiānhuāluànzhuì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tianhualuànjhuèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻien¹-hua¹-luan⁴-chui⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tyān-hwā-lwàn-jwèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tianhualuannjuey"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "тяньхуалуаньчжуй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "tjanʹxualuanʹčžuj"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tīn fā lyuhn jeuih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tin¹ faa¹ lyn⁶ dzoey⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "tin¹ fa¹ lün⁶ zêu⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "天花亂墜"
}
{
"etymology_text": "Originally referring to a Buddhist priest expounding the Buddhist sutras, so flawless and persuasive that it moved the god of heaven, leading to a deluge of heavenly flowers.",
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{
"form": "天花乱坠",
"raw_tags": [
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"Chinese idioms",
"Chinese lemmas",
"Chinese terms spelled with 亂",
"Chinese terms spelled with 墜",
"Chinese terms spelled with 天",
"Chinese terms spelled with 花",
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"english": "He talked the legs off an iron chair to advertise for the healthcare product in his hands.",
"raw_tags": [
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"Traditional Chinese"
],
"roman": "Tā bǎ shǒu zhōng bǎojiànpǐn de gōngxiào shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "他把手中保健品的功效說得天花亂墜。",
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},
{
"english": "He talked the legs off an iron chair to advertise for the healthcare product in his hands.",
"raw_tags": [
"MSC",
"Simplified Chinese"
],
"roman": "Tā bǎ shǒu zhōng bǎojiànpǐn de gōngxiào shuō de tiānhuāluànzhuì.",
"tags": [
"Pinyin"
],
"text": "他把手中保健品的功效说得天花乱坠。",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype"
],
"links": [
[
"derogatory",
"derogatory"
],
[
"wild",
"wild"
],
[
"boast",
"boast"
],
[
"extravagant",
"extravagant"
],
[
"embellishment",
"embellishment"
],
[
"hype",
"hype"
]
],
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"(derogatory) wild boast about something; extravagant embellishments; hype"
],
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"idiomatic"
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{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tiānhuāluànzhuì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"bopomofo"
],
"zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄢ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄟˋ"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Jyutping"
],
"zh-pron": "tin¹ faa¹ lyun⁶ zeoi⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Hanyu-Pinyin",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tiānhuāluànzhuì"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tianhualuànjhuèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh-pron": "tʻien¹-hua¹-luan⁴-chui⁴"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tyān-hwā-lwàn-jwèi"
},
{
"tags": [
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
"Mandarin"
],
"zh-pron": "tianhualuannjuey"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "тяньхуалуаньчжуй"
},
{
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Palladius"
],
"zh-pron": "tjanʹxualuanʹčžuj"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/",
"tags": [
"Mandarin",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Yale"
],
"zh-pron": "tīn fā lyuhn jeuih"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Pinyin"
],
"zh-pron": "tin¹ faa¹ lyn⁶ dzoey⁶"
},
{
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh-pron": "tin¹ fa¹ lün⁶ zêu⁶"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/",
"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Sinological-IPA"
]
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ xu̯ä⁵⁵ lu̯än⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/"
},
{
"ipa": "/tʰiːn⁵⁵ faː⁵⁵ lyːn²² t͡sɵy̯²²/"
}
],
"word": "天花亂墜"
}
Download raw JSONL data for 天花亂墜 meaning in Chinese (3.4kB)
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