道貌岸然

道貌岸然

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàomào'ànrán

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dàomào'ànrán
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄠˋ ㄢˋ ㄖㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawmawannran
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàomào'ànrán
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀän⁵¹ ʐän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
    • Yale: douh maauh ngohn yìhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou⁶ maau⁶ ngon⁶ jin⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou⁶ mao⁶ ngon⁶ yin⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯²² mäːu̯²² ŋɔːn²² jiːn²¹/

Idiom

道貌岸然

1. having a solemn look
2. (derogatory, of one's appearance) sanctimonious; holier-than-thou