满口之乎者也 — “To speak in an overly pedantic or academic manner”
满口之乎者也 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak in an overly pedantic or academic manner”. Using many archaic literary phrases, often indicating a bookish or out-of-touch quality. Literally, “A mouth full of 'zhi hu zhe ye' (archaic particles)”.
满口之乎者也 Pronunciation and Pinyin
满口之乎者也 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 满口之乎者也
Idioms Related to 满口之乎者也
More idioms starting with 满
- mǎn满bù不zài在hu乎completely unconcerned
- mǎn满bù不zài在yì意completely disregard; not care at all
- mǎn满yuán园chūn春sè色garden full of spring
- mǎn满zuò坐jì寂rán然the entire audience is silent
- mǎn满zuò坐fēng风shēng生captivating presence and radiant charm
- mǎn满kēng坑mǎn满gǔ谷numerous and widespread
- mǎn满chéng城táo桃lǐ李students everywhere
- mǎn满chéng城fēng风yǔ雨widespread discussion and gossip
- mǎn满táng堂guàn灌didactic cramming teaching method
- mǎn满táng堂hóng红all-round resounding success
- mǎn满tiān天xīng星dǒu斗a sky full of stars
- mǎn满tiān天fēi飞to be everywhere
Recommended tools
Bingo Cards
Picture and word Bingo for your class
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 满口之乎者也
What does 满口之乎者也 mean?
满口之乎者也 (mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to speak in an overly pedantic or academic manner”.
How do you pronounce 满口之乎者也?
满口之乎者也 is pronounced mǎn kǒu zhī hū zhě yě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 满口之乎者也 literally mean?
Literally, 满口之乎者也 means “a mouth full of 'zhi hu zhe ye' (archaic particles)”. It is used to mean “to speak in an overly pedantic or academic manner”.
What is the Chinese definition of 满口之乎者也?
满口文言词语。指人物的书呆子气