作興

Chinese

to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to
interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
 
trad. (作興) 作 興
simp. (作兴) 作 兴

Pronunciation 1

Adjective

作興

  1. (Northern Min) popular; fashionable
Synonyms

Pronunciation 2

  • Mandarin
    • (Nanjing)
      • Nanjing Pinyin: zo̊qxìn
      • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): zoq5 xin1
      • Sinological IPA (key): /t͡soʔ⁵ ɕĩ³¹/
  • Wu
    • (Northern: Shanghai)
      • Wugniu: 7tsoq-shin
      • MiniDict: tsoh入 shin
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 4tsoq-xin
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soʔ³³ ɕin⁴⁴/
    • (Northern: Suzhou)
      • Wugniu: 7tsoq 1shin; 7tsoq-shin1
      • MiniDict: tsoh入 shin平; tsoh入 shin平
      • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡soʔ⁴³ ɕin⁴⁴/, /t͡soʔ⁴⁴ ɕin²³/

Verb

作興

  1. (Jianghuai Mandarin, Northern Wu, often negative or interrogative) should; ought to; to be appropriate according to morality or common sense
    儂勿作興搿能介做 [Shanghainese, trad.]
    侬勿作兴搿能介做 [Shanghainese, simp.]
    1ngu 8veh 7tsoh-shin 8geh-nen-ka 5tsu [Wugniu]
    You should not do this.

Adverb

作興

  1. (Northern Wu) possibly; maybe; perhaps
  2. (Ningbonese) in case; if by chance
Synonyms

Compounds

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