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堂而皇之

táng ér huáng zhīdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-87776273429244dd. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

堂而皇之 堂而皇之 [tang2 er2 huang2 zhi1] /overt/to make no secret (of one's presence)/grandiose/with great scope/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 堂
    táng

    (main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:間|间[jiān] / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 皇
    huáng

    emperor

    Huáng

    surname Huang

  • 之
    zhī

    (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de]) / him / her / it

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.