"堂堂" meaning in Chinese

See 堂堂 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/, /tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/, /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/, /tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/, /tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/, /tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/, /tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/ Chinese transliterations: tángtáng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], tong⁴ tong⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tông-tông, tángtáng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], tángtáng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], tʻang²-tʻang² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], táng-táng [Mandarin, Yale], tarngtarng [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], тантан [Mandarin, Palladius], tantan [Mandarin, Palladius], tòhng tòhng [Cantonese, Yale], tong⁴ tong⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], tong⁴ tong⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tông-tông [Hokkien, POJ], tông-tông [Hokkien, Tai-lo], dongdoong [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], dang dang [Middle-Chinese], /*[d]ˤaŋ [d]ˤaŋ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*daːŋ daːŋ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 堂堂
  1. (literary) imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-堂堂-zh-adj-~AWNueb~
  2. (literary) grave; solemn; dignified Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-堂堂-zh-adj-wjyLm6Ki
  3. (literary) powerful; strong Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-堂堂-zh-adj-TnKI18QG
  4. (literary) ambitious Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-堂堂-zh-adj-5CjuHn35 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 12 13 13 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 5 0 15 3 4 34 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 一貌堂堂, 亮堂堂, 堂堂正正 (tángtángzhèngzhèng), 堂堂皇皇, 正正之旗,堂堂之陳, 正正之旗,堂堂之陈, 正正堂堂, 相貌堂堂 (xiàngmàotángtáng), 風采堂堂
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      "roman": "tángtángzhèngzhèng",
      "word": "堂堂正正"
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      "word": "堂堂皇皇"
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      "word": "正正之旗,堂堂之陳"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "正正之旗,堂堂之陈"
    },
    {
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      "word": "正正堂堂"
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      "roman": "xiàngmàotángtáng",
      "word": "相貌堂堂"
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      "word": "風采堂堂"
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  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately"
      ],
      "id": "en-堂堂-zh-adj-~AWNueb~",
      "links": [
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          "imposing",
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          "magnificent",
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        "(literary) imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately"
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "ref": " June 1919; 胡適 Hu Shih; 我的兒子",
          "roman": "Jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà shí,\nMò wàng le wǒ zěnyàng jiàoxùn érzi:\nWǒ yào nǐ zuò yīge tángtáng de rén,\nBù yào nǐ zuò wǒ de xiàoshùn érzi.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "將來你長大時,\n莫忘了我怎樣教訓兒子:\n我要你做一個堂堂的人,\n不要你做我的孝順兒子。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
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          "ref": " June 1919; 胡適 Hu Shih; 我的兒子",
          "roman": "Jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà shí,\nMò wàng le wǒ zěnyàng jiàoxùn érzi:\nWǒ yào nǐ zuò yīge tángtáng de rén,\nBù yào nǐ zuò wǒ de xiàoshùn érzi.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "将来你长大时,\n莫忘了我怎样教训儿子:\n我要你做一个堂堂的人,\n不要你做我的孝顺儿子。",
          "type": "quote"
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        "grave; solemn; dignified"
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        "(literary) grave; solemn; dignified"
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      "tags": [
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        "powerful; strong"
      ],
      "id": "en-堂堂-zh-adj-TnKI18QG",
      "links": [
        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) powerful; strong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
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    },
    {
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          "_dis": "12 13 13 62",
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          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
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          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "5 5 0 15 3 4 34 34",
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      "glosses": [
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      "id": "en-堂堂-zh-adj-5CjuHn35",
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          "ambitious",
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        "(literary) ambitious"
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        "literary"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tángtáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tong⁴ tong⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tông-tông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tángtáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tángtáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻang²-tʻang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táng-táng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tarngtarng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тантан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tantan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tòhng tòhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tong⁴ tong⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tong⁴ tong⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tông-tông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tông-tông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dongdoong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dang dang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*[d]ˤaŋ [d]ˤaŋ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*daːŋ daːŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[d]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[d]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*daːŋ daːŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "堂堂"
}
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    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms spelled with 堂",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese adjectives",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Old Chinese adjectives",
    "Old Chinese lemmas",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "一貌堂堂"
    },
    {
      "word": "亮堂堂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "tángtángzhèngzhèng",
      "word": "堂堂正正"
    },
    {
      "word": "堂堂皇皇"
    },
    {
      "word": "正正之旗,堂堂之陳"
    },
    {
      "word": "正正之旗,堂堂之陈"
    },
    {
      "word": "正正堂堂"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xiàngmàotángtáng",
      "word": "相貌堂堂"
    },
    {
      "word": "風采堂堂"
    }
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
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      "glosses": [
        "imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately"
      ],
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          "imposing",
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          "magnificent",
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        "(literary) imposing; magnificent; majestic; stately"
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          "raw_tags": [
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          "ref": " June 1919; 胡適 Hu Shih; 我的兒子",
          "roman": "Jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà shí,\nMò wàng le wǒ zěnyàng jiàoxùn érzi:\nWǒ yào nǐ zuò yīge tángtáng de rén,\nBù yào nǐ zuò wǒ de xiàoshùn érzi.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "將來你長大時,\n莫忘了我怎樣教訓兒子:\n我要你做一個堂堂的人,\n不要你做我的孝順兒子。",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "raw_tags": [
            "MSC",
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          ],
          "ref": " June 1919; 胡適 Hu Shih; 我的兒子",
          "roman": "Jiānglái nǐ zhǎngdà shí,\nMò wàng le wǒ zěnyàng jiàoxùn érzi:\nWǒ yào nǐ zuò yīge tángtáng de rén,\nBù yào nǐ zuò wǒ de xiàoshùn érzi.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "将来你长大时,\n莫忘了我怎样教训儿子:\n我要你做一个堂堂的人,\n不要你做我的孝顺儿子。",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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          "grave",
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        [
          "solemn",
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      ],
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        "(literary) grave; solemn; dignified"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
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    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "powerful; strong"
      ],
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        [
          "powerful",
          "powerful"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) powerful; strong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ambitious"
      ],
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        [
          "ambitious",
          "ambitious"
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      ],
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        "(literary) ambitious"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tángtáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tong⁴ tong⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "tông-tông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tángtáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tángtáng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻang²-tʻang²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táng-táng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tarngtarng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тантан"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tantan"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tòhng tòhng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tong⁴ tong⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tong⁴ tong⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tông-tông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tông-tông"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dongdoong"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dang dang"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*[d]ˤaŋ [d]ˤaŋ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*daːŋ daːŋ/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɑŋ³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɔːŋ²¹ tʰɔːŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² tɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ¹³⁻²² tɔŋ¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tɔŋ²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tɔŋ²³⁻³³ tɔŋ²³/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[d]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[d]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*daːŋ daːŋ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "堂堂"
}

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