"嘆為觀止" meaning in Chinese

See 嘆為觀止 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰaːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /tʰaːn³³ wɐi̯²¹ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: tànwéiguānzhǐ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], taan³ wai⁴ gun¹ zi² [Cantonese, Jyutping], tànwéiguānzhǐ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tànwéiguanjhǐh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻan⁴-wei²-kuan¹-chih³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], tàn-wéi-gwān-jř [Mandarin, Yale], tannweiguanjyy [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], таньвэйгуаньчжи [Mandarin, Palladius], tanʹvɛjguanʹčži [Mandarin, Palladius], taan wàih gūn jí [Cantonese, Yale], taan³ wai⁴ gun¹ dzi² [Cantonese, Pinyin], tan³ wei⁴ gun¹ ji² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] Forms: 叹为观止, 歎為觀止, 嘆爲觀止, 歎爲觀止
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 嘆為觀止
  1. to gasp in amazement; to acclaim as the peak of perfection Tags: idiomatic
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      "roman": "Wú Gōngzǐ Zhá lái pìn...... Jiàn wǔ “Sháoxiāo” zhě, yuē: ‘Dé zhì yǐ zāi, dà yǐ! Rú tiān zhī wú bù chóu yě, rú dì zhī wú bù zǎi yě. Suī shèn shèng dé, qí miè yǐ jiā yú cǐ yǐ, guān zhǐ yǐ. Ruò yǒu tā yuè, wú bù gǎn qǐng yǐ.",
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      "zh-pron": "tànwéiguānzhǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄢˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓˇ"
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      "zh-pron": "taan³ wai⁴ gun¹ zi²"
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      "zh-pron": "tànwéiguānzhǐ"
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      "zh-pron": "таньвэйгуаньчжи"
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      "zh-pron": "tanʹvɛjguanʹčži"
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      "zh-pron": "taan³ wai⁴ gun¹ dzi²"
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      "zh-pron": "tan³ wei⁴ gun¹ ji²"
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      "text": "吳公子札來聘……見舞《韶箾》者,曰:‘德至矣哉,大矣!如天之無不幬也,如地之無不載也。雖甚盛德,其蔑以加於此矣,觀止矣。若有他樂,吾不敢請已。",
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      "text": "吴公子札来聘……见舞《韶箾》者,曰:‘德至矣哉,大矣!如天之无不帱也,如地之无不载也。虽甚盛德,其蔑以加于此矣,观止矣。若有他乐,吾不敢请已。",
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      "zh-pron": "taan³ wai⁴ gun¹ zi²"
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      "zh-pron": "tanʹvɛjguanʹčži"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰän⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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      "zh-pron": "taan wàih gūn jí"
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      "zh-pron": "taan³ wai⁴ gun¹ dzi²"
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