疊床架屋

Chinese

		fold up; repeat	bed; couch; (a measure word)	to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.	house; room
trad. (疊床架屋/疊牀架屋)		疊	床/牀	架	屋
simp. (叠床架屋)		叠	床	架	屋
alternative forms		迭床架屋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): diéchuángjiàwū

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄨ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: diéchuángjiàwū
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄔㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: diéchuángjiàwu
    • Wade–Giles: tieh²-chʻuang²-chia⁴-wu¹
    • Yale: dyé-chwáng-jyà-wū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dyechwangjiahu
    • Palladius: дечуанцзяу (dečuanczjau)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ u⁵⁵/

Idiom

疊床架屋

1. (figuratively) repetitious; needless duplication

Synonyms

• 架屋疊床／架屋叠床
• 架床疊屋／架床叠屋