堂而皇之
táng’ér-huángzhī
openly; brazenly; grand; imposing
Every meaning
táng’ér-huángzhī
- grand; imposing
- openly; brazenly
Its characters
- 堂tánghall; main room (as in 礼堂, 食堂)
- 而érand; and yet; but
- 皇huángemperor (as in 皇帝)
- 之zhī(particle) of; 's (literary 的)
Words with 堂
Words with 而
Meanings from our own dictionary. Chengyu from the Xinhua idiom list, the most common first.