玄虛

Chinese

		black; mysterious	devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain
trad. (玄虛)		玄	虛
simp. (玄虚)		玄	虚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuánxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuánxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuánsyu
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan²-hsü¹
    • Yale: sywán-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanshiu
    • Palladius: сюаньсюй (sjuanʹsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/

Noun

玄虛

1. ruse; deceitful trick

Derived terms

• 好弄玄虛／好弄玄虚
• 故弄玄虛／故弄玄虚 (gùnòngxuánxū)
• 賣弄玄虛／卖弄玄虚

 

Adjective

玄虛

1. unfathomable; enigmatic