尋章摘句

Chinese

		to search; to look for; to seek	chapter; seal; section	to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck to borrow; to pick (flowers, fruit); to pluck; to take; to select	(a measure word, for sentences or lines of verse); sentence
trad. (尋章摘句)		尋	章	摘	句
simp. (寻章摘句)		寻	章	摘	句

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnzhāngzhāijù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄤ ㄓㄞ ㄐㄩˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnzhāngzhāijù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄓㄤ ㄓㄞ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúnjhangjhaijyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-chang¹-chai¹-chü⁴
    • Yale: syún-jāng-jāi-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunjangjaijiuh
    • Palladius: сюньчжанчжайцзюй (sjunʹčžančžajczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

Idiom

尋章摘句

1. to cull phrases but not meaning; to write in clichés without originality

Synonyms

• 摘句尋章／摘句寻章 (zhāijùxúnzhāng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尋章摘句):

• → Japanese: 尋章(じんしょう)摘句(てきく) (jinshōtekiku)
• → Korean: 심장적구(尋章摘句) (simjangjeokgu)
• → Vietnamese: tầm chương trích cú (尋章摘句)