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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
alt. forms		文謅謅／文诌诌

Adjective

文縐縐

inkhorn; bookish; genteel; erudite

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wénzhòuzhòu, wénzhōuzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄓㄡˋ, ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ zau³ zau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wénzhòuzhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡˋ ㄓㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenjowjow
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: wénzhōuzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄓㄡㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenjoujou
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴ zau³ zau³
  - Yale: màhn jau jau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ dzau³ dzau³
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ t͡sɐu̯³³ t͡sɐu̯³³/