created reference approved 之乎者也 → 者也之乎 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
之乎者也 zhīhūzhěyě
者也之乎 zhěyězhīhū
variant
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created sense approved 之乎者也 · zhīhūzhěyě · literary jargon — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
之乎者也
zhīhūzhěyě
literary jargon
Common grammatical particles used in Classical Chinese; used to describe archaic or pedantic language that is overly formal or difficult to understand.
之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 乎 (literal) → 乎 · hū · [final particle] 者 (literal) → 者 · zhě · [pause] 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 之乎者也 · zhīhūzhěyě · ineffectual talk — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
之乎者也
zhīhūzhěyě
ineffectual talk
Empty talk or pretentious academic language that fails to address practical problems.
之 (literal) → 之 · zhī · [possessive] 乎 (literal) → 乎 · hū · [final particle] 者 (literal) → 者 · zhě · [pause] 也 (literal) → 也 · yě · [classical particle]
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition