"玄之又玄" meaning in Chinese

See 玄之又玄 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jyːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jyːn²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iu²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡si³³ iu⁴¹⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /hiɛn¹³⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iu²²⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ iu³³⁻¹¹ hiɛn²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /hiɛn²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ iu³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵¹ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵/, /jyːn²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐu̯²² jyːn²¹/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iu²²⁻²¹ hiɛn²⁴/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² t͡si³³ iu⁴¹⁻²² hiɛn²⁴/, /hiɛn¹³⁻²² t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² iu²²⁻²¹ hiɛn¹³/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ iu³³⁻¹¹ hiɛn²⁴/, /hiɛn²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ iu³³⁻²¹ hiɛn²³/ Chinese transliterations: xuánzhīyòuxuán [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄓ ㄧㄡˋ ㄒㄩㄢˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyun⁴ zi¹ jau⁶ jyun⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], hiân-chi-iū-hiân, xuánzhīyòuxuán [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], syuánjhihyòusyuán [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], hsüan²-chih¹-yu⁴-hsüan² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], sywán-jr̄-yòu-sywán [Mandarin, Yale], shyuanjyyowshyuan [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], сюаньчжиюсюань [Mandarin, Palladius], sjuanʹčžijusjuanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], yùhn jī yauh yùhn [Cantonese, Yale], jyn⁴ dzi¹ jau⁶ jyn⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yun⁴ ji¹ yeo⁶ yun⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], hiân-chi-iū-hiân [Hokkien, POJ], hiân-tsi-iū-hiân [Hokkien, Tai-lo], hienci'iuxhieen [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Etymology: From Tao Te Ching Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 玄之又玄
  1. extremely profound and mysterious Wikipedia link: Tao Te Ching Tags: idiomatic
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      "zh-pron": "sywán-jr̄-yòu-sywán"
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "shyuanjyyowshyuan"
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      "zh-pron": "сюаньчжиюсюань"
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      "zh-pron": "sjuanʹčžijusjuanʹ"
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      "zh-pron": "yùhn jī yauh yùhn"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "jyn⁴ dzi¹ jau⁶ jyn⁴"
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      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ ji¹ yeo⁶ yun⁴"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "hiân-chi-iū-hiân"
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        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hiân-tsi-iū-hiân"
    },
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        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hienci'iuxhieen"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
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        "Zhangzhou"
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      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ zi¹ jau⁶ jyun⁴"
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        "Pinyin"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
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      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ ji¹ yeo⁶ yun⁴"
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    {
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        "Tai-lo"
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        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
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        "Xiamen"
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        "Taipei"
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        "Kaohsiung"
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