望文生義

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (望文生義)		望	文	生	義
simp. (望文生义)		望	文	生	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wàngwénshēngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wàngwénshēngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄥㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqwenshengyih
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯ɑŋ⁵¹ u̯ən³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶
  - Yale: mohng màhn sāng yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ man⁴ sang¹ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ men⁴ seng¹ yi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² mɐn²¹ sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː²²/

Idiom

望文生義

to interpret a text with superficial explanations

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