疊床架屋
Chinese
| fold up; repeat | bed; couch; (a measure word) | to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc. |
house; room | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (疊床架屋/疊牀架屋) | 疊 | 床/牀 | 架 | 屋 | |
| simp. (叠床架屋) | 叠 | 床 | 架 | 屋 | |
| alternative forms | 迭床架屋 | ||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: diéchuángjiàwū
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: diéchuángjiàwu
- Wade–Giles: tieh2-chʻuang2-chia4-wu1
- Yale: dyé-chwáng-jyà-wū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyechwangjiahu
- Palladius: дечуанцзяу (dečuanczjau)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ti̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
疊床架屋
- (figuratively) repetitious; needless duplication
Synonyms
- 架屋疊床/架屋叠床
- 架床疊屋/架床叠屋