堂而皇之
Traditional form:
堂而皇之
Pinyin (reading):
táng'érhuángzhī
Definitions:
- overt
- to make no secret (of one's presence)
- grandiose
- with great scope
Characters:
- 堂 - hall, large room; government office; cousins
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 皇 - royal, imperial; ruler, superior
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
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