望文生義
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Chinese
[edit]hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards |
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle |
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
justice; righteousness; meaning | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (望文生義) | 望 | 文 | 生 | 義 | |
| simp. (望文生义) | 望 | 文 | 生 | 义 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wàngwúnshengyì
- Wade–Giles: wang4-wên2-shêng1-i4
- Yale: wàng-wén-shēng-yì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqwenshengyih
- Palladius: ванвэньшэнъи (vanvɛnʹšɛnʺi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ wən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mong6 man4 sang1 ji6
- Yale: mohng màhn sāng yih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mong6 man4 sang1 ji6
- Guangdong Romanization: mong6 men4 seng1 yi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]望文生義
- to interpret a text with superficial explanations; folk etymology