堂而皇之

táng ér huáng zhī

C1–C2 Level 7

堂而皇之 (táng ér huáng zhī) is a Chinese word meaning “overt”. It sits at TOCFL Level 7 (CEFR C1–C2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard.

Definition

  1. overt
  2. to make no secret (of one's presence)
  3. grandiose
  4. with great scope

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).