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冠冕堂皇

guānmiǎntánghuáng

ㄍㄨㄢ ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄤˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

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  1. 1high-sounding
  2. 2dignified
  3. 3pompous (idiom)
Example

不管你有什麼冠冕堂皇的理由，這樣做是不對的。

bùguǎn nǐ yǒu shénme guānmiǎntánghuáng de lǐyóu zhèyàng zuò shì búduì de

No matter what grand and lofty reason you have, it's not right to do this.

Keep 冠冕堂皇 and it comes back until you know it.

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