"牛皮燈籠" meaning in Chinese

See 牛皮燈籠 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Mainland-China, standard, Taiwan, Sinological-IPA], /ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, variant, Sinological-IPA], /ŋɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA] Forms: 牛皮灯笼 [Simplified-Chinese]
Etymology: First part of a xiehouyu. The second part could be: # 點不明 (Mandarin) / 點極都唔明 (Cantonese) – cannot be lit / cannot be made to understand # 肚裡亮 – bright inside / understand in one's mind Etymology templates: {{lang|zh|點不明}} 點不明, {{lang|zh|點極都唔明}} 點極都唔明, {{lang|zh|肚裡亮}} 肚裡亮 Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 牛皮燈籠
  1. stupid or stubborn person; someone who does not understand or listen to others Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-牛皮燈籠-zh-phrase-pfso2ysf Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese xiehouyu Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Chinese xiehouyu: 59 41
  2. someone who understands in one's mind Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-牛皮燈籠-zh-phrase-M8xd8Qcc Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 40 60
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  "literal_meaning": "lantern made of cattle hide",
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      "zh_pron": "niúpí dēnglong"
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      "zh_pron": "niúpí dēnglóng"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄥ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ"
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      "zh_pron": "ngau⁴ pei⁴ dang¹ lung⁴"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄥ ˙ㄌㄨㄥ"
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      "zh_pron": "nióupí denglo̊ng"
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      "zh_pron": "niu²-pʻi² têng¹-lung⁵"
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        "Taiwan",
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      ],
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    },
    {
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        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Palladius"
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      "zh_pron": "нюпи дэнлун"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²/",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄆㄧˊ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ"
    },
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      ],
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    },
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nyóu-pí dēng-lúng"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nioupyi denglong"
    },
    {
      "roman": "njupi dɛnlun",
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        "Standard-Chinese",
        "variant",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "нюпи дэнлун"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "ngàuh pèih dāng lùhng"
    },
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      "zh_pron": "ngau⁴ pei⁴ dang¹ lung⁴"
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngeo⁴ péi⁴ deng¹ lung⁴"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ŋɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/",
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        "Mainland-China",
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      "zh_pron": "nióupí denglo̊ng"
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        "Taiwan",
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      "zh_pron": "niu²-pʻi² têng¹-lung⁵"
    },
    {
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        "standard",
        "Taiwan",
        "Yale"
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      "zh_pron": "nyóu-pí dēng-lung"
    },
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        "Taiwan",
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        "Palladius"
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        "Bopomofo"
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        "Standard-Chinese",
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    },
    {
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "niu²-pʻi² têng¹-lung²"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "nyóu-pí dēng-lúng"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ pʰi³⁵ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/",
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      "zh_pron": "ngau⁴ pei⁴ dang¹ lung⁴"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "ngeo⁴ péi⁴ deng¹ lung⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ŋɐu̯²¹ pʰei̯²¹ tɐŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/",
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
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  ],
  "word": "牛皮燈籠"
}

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