| 堂而皇之 |
táng ér huáng zhī |
overt / to make no secret (of one's presence) / grandiose / with great scope |
| 堂 |
táng |
(main) hall / large room for a specific purpose / CL:间 / relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family / of the same clan / classifier for classes, lectures etc / classifier for sets of furniture |
| 而 |
ér |
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 皇 |
Huáng |
surname Huang |
| 皇 |
huáng |
emperor / old variant of 惶 |
| 之 |
zhī |
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的) / him / her / it |