道貌岸然

Chinese

			in a solemn or serious manner
trad. (道貌岸然)		道貌	岸然
simp. ^#(道貌岸然)		道貌	岸然

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàomào'ànrán

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàomào'ànrán
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàomào-ànrán
  - Wade–Giles: tao⁴-mao⁴-an⁴-jan²
  - Yale: dàu-màu-àn-rán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawmawannran
  - Palladius: даомаоаньжань (daomaoanʹžanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
  - Yale: douh maauh ngohn yìhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ mao⁶ ngon⁶ yin⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² maːu̯²² ŋɔːn²² jiːn²¹/

Idiom

道貌岸然

having a solemn look
(derogatory) sanctimonious; hypocritical; two-faced

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