望文生義 in Chinese

IPA: /wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/, /mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/ Chinese transliterations: wàngwénshēngyì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wàngwénshēngyì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wàngwúnshengyì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wang⁴-wên²-shêng¹-i⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wàng-wén-shēng-yì [Mandarin, Yale], wanqwenshengyih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ванвэньшэнъи [Mandarin, Palladius], vanvɛnʹšɛnʺi [Mandarin, Palladius], mohng màhn sāng yih [Cantonese, Yale], mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], mong⁶ men⁴ seng¹ yi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 望文生義

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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "to interpret a text with superficial explanations; folk etymology"
      ],
      "id": "en-望文生義-zh-phrase-Lp2gURZW",
      "links": [
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          "explanation"
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          "folk etymology"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "wàngwénshēngyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàngwénshēngyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàngwúnshengyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴-wên²-shêng¹-i⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-wén-shēng-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wanqwenshengyih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ванвэньшэнъи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanvɛnʹšɛnʺi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohng màhn sāng yih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ men⁴ seng¹ yi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "望文生義"
}

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        "2": "idiom"
      },
      "expansion": "望文生義",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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        "Cantonese idioms",
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Chinese idioms",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Mandarin four-character idioms",
        "Mandarin idioms",
        "Mandarin lemmas"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to interpret a text with superficial explanations; folk etymology"
      ],
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          "interpret"
        ],
        [
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          "text"
        ],
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          "superficial",
          "superficial"
        ],
        [
          "explanation",
          "explanation"
        ],
        [
          "folk etymology",
          "folk etymology"
        ]
      ],
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàngwénshēngyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàngwénshēngyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàngwúnshengyì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wang⁴-wên²-shêng¹-i⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wàng-wén-shēng-yì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "wanqwenshengyih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ванвэньшэнъи"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "vanvɛnʹšɛnʺi"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mohng màhn sāng yih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mong⁶ men⁴ seng¹ yi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "望文生義"
}

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"望文生義" meaning in Chinese

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