之乎者也 in English zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3 Meaning

Meanings

• literally (word for word) 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiomatic expression); metaphorically archaic expressions

Pinyin

zhi1 hu1 zhe3 ye3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 乎hu1(classical particle similar to 於|于[yu2]) in 者zhe3(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ... 也ye3surname Ye