煞費周章
Chinese
baleful; bring to a stop; very baleful; bring to a stop; very; decrease; tighten |
to cost; to spend; fee to cost; to spend; fee; wasteful; expenses; surname |
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| trad. (煞費周章) | 煞 | 費 | 周章 | |
| simp. (煞费周章) | 煞 | 费 | 周章 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shàfèizhōuzhāng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄚˋ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄡ ㄓㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàfèijhoujhang
- Wade–Giles: sha4-fei4-chou1-chang1
- Yale: shà-fèi-jōu-jāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shahfeyjoujang
- Palladius: шафэйчжоучжан (šafɛjčžoučžan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂä⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
煞費周章
- to go to a lot of trouble to handle a complicated matter