外甥打燈籠——照舊

外甥打燈籠——照舊

See also: 外甥打灯笼——照旧

Chinese

		sororal nephew; grandson	beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	Chinese lantern		to remain the same; to be as before; as always to remain the same; to be as before; as always; as before
trad. (外甥打燈籠——照舊)		外甥	打	燈籠	——	照舊
simp. (外甥打灯笼——照旧)		外甥	打	灯笼	——	照旧
Literally: “nephew carries a lantern ― to be as before”.

Etymology

照舊／照旧 (zhàojiù, “to be as before”) is a pun on the homophone 照舅 (zhào jiù, “to shine on one's maternal uncle”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng, zhàojiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ, ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wàishēng dǎ dēnglóng, zhàojiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄞˋ ㄕㄥ ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ, ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: waysheng daa denglong, jawjiow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàisheng dǎ denglóng, jhàojiòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /waɪ̯⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ tä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ tɤŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕjoʊ̯⁵¹/

Idiom

外甥打燈籠——照舊

1. to remain the same; to be as before