作秀
Chinese
to do; to make | show | ||
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trad. (作秀) | 作 | 秀 | |
simp. #(作秀) | 作 | 秀 |
Etymology
From 作 (zuò, “to do; to make”) + English show.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuòxiù
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuòsiòu
- Wade–Giles: tso4-hsiu4
- Yale: dzwò-syòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshiow
- Palladius: цзосю (czosju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zok3 sau3
- Yale: jok sau
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzok8 sau3
- Guangdong Romanization: zog3 seo3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-siù
- Tâi-lô: tsok-siù
- Phofsit Daibuun: zoksiux
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ siu²¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siu²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
作秀
- to put on a show
- to do a publicity stunt
- to grandstand; to do something for show
Synonyms
- 做秀 (zuòxiù)
- (show): (Cantonese) 做騷/做骚