偽善

See also: 伪善 and 僞善

Chinese

		false; fake; forged false; fake; forged; bogus	good
trad. (偽善/僞善)		偽/僞	善
simp. (伪善)		伪	善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěishàn, wèishàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ sin⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-siān / gūi-siān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěishàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěishàn
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-shan⁴
  - Yale: wěi-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeishann
  - Palladius: вэйшань (vɛjšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèishàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wèishàn
  - Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shan⁴
  - Yale: wèi-shàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshann
  - Palladius: вэйшань (vɛjšanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁶ sin⁶
  - Yale: ngaih sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ sin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶ xin⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² siːn²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-siān
  - Tâi-lô: uî-siān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uisien
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gūi-siān
  - Tâi-lô: guī-siān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guixsien
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡui²²⁻²¹ siɛn²²/

Adjective

偽善

hypocritical

Synonyms

虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Antonyms

誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
老實／老实 (lǎoshí)

Derived terms

偽善者 / 伪善者 (wěishànzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (偽善):

→ Japanese: 偽(ぎ)善(ぜん) (gizen)
→ Korean: 위선(僞善) (wiseon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偽	善
ぎ Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
僞善 (kyūjitai)

Noun

偽(ぎ)善(ぜん) • (gizen)

hypocrisy

Derived terms

偽善者(ぎぜんしゃ) (gizensha): hypocrite