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之乎者也
zhīhūzhěyě
1. four common characters of classical Chinese (idiom); fig. semi-incomprehensible talk
2. double Dutch
3. all Greek to me

Character Breakdown

之
zhī
marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
HSK 4 3 丶
乎
hū
interrogative or exclamatory final particle
HSK 3 5 丶
者
zhě
that which; they who; those who
HSK 3 8 丶
也
yě
also, too
HSK 2 3 丶

Compound Words (1)

满口之乎者也
mǎnkǒuzhīhūzhěyě
mouth full of literary phrases

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