作美
Chinese
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make |
beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (作美) | 作 | 美 | |
| simp. #(作美) | 作 | 美 | |
| anagram | 美作 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuòměi
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuòměi
- Wade–Giles: tso4-mei3
- Yale: dzwò-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohmeei
- Palladius: цзомэй (czomɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zok3 mei5
- Yale: jok méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzok8 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: zog3 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-bí
- Tâi-lô: tsok-bí
- Phofsit Daibuun: zokbie
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
Verb
作美
- to cooperate; to make things easy; to be favourable
Derived terms
- 不作美
- 天公不作美
- 天公作美 (tiāngōngzuòměi)