文縐縐

文縐縐

See also: 文绉绉

Chinese

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	crepe; wrinkle	crepe; wrinkle
trad. (文縐縐)		文	縐	縐
simp. (文绉绉)		文	绉	绉
variant forms		文謅謅／文诌诌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wénzhòuzhòu, wénzhōuzhōu, wénzōuzōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄓㄡˋ, ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄡ, ㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄡ ㄗㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ zau³ zau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wénzhòuzhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄓㄡˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenjowjow
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnjhòujhòu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Pinyin: wénzhōuzhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenjoujou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnjhoujhou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Pinyin: wénzōuzōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄗㄡ ㄗㄡ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wentzoutzou
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnzouzou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ t͡soʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡soʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ zau³ zau³
    • Yale: màhn jau jau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ dzau³ dzau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ zeo³ zeo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ t͡sɐu̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³³/

Adjective

文縐縐

1. inkhorn; bookish; genteel; erudite