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粉飾太平
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Chinese
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to paint over with
whitewash
so as to brighten up a wall or fence; to cover over errors or bad actions; to
whitewash
peaceful
and
tranquil
;
peace
and
tranquility
trad.
(
粉飾太平
)
粉飾
太平
simp.
(
粉饰太平
)
粉饰
太平
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
fěnshìtàipíng
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄈㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
fan
2
sik
1
taai
3
ping
4
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
fěnshìtàipíng
Zhuyin
:
ㄈㄣˇ ㄕˋ ㄊㄞˋ ㄆㄧㄥˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
fěnshìhtàipíng
Wade–Giles
:
fên
3
-shih
4
-tʻai
4
-pʻing
2
Yale
:
fěn-shr̀-tài-píng
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
feenshyhtaypyng
Palladius
:
фэньшитайпин
(fɛnʹšitajpin)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/fən²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ pʰiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
fan
2
sik
1
taai
3
ping
4
Yale
:
fán s
ī
k taai pìhng
Cantonese Pinyin
:
fan
2
sik
7
taai
3
ping
4
Guangdong Romanization
:
fen
2
xig
1
tai
3
ping
4
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/fɐn³⁵ sɪk̚⁵ tʰaːi̯³³ pʰɪŋ
²¹
/
Idiom
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粉飾太平
to
present
a
false
picture
of
peace
and
cover up
the
ongoing
turmoil
in
society