化妝

See also: 化粧 and 化妆

Chinese

	to make into; to change into; ‑ization to make into; to change into; ‑ization; to ... ‑ize; to transform	adornment; adorn
trad. (化妝/化粧)	化	妝/粧
simp. (化妆)	化	妆
alternative forms	化裝／化装

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huàzhuāng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faa³ zong¹
Gan (Wiktionary): fa⁴ zong¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fa-chông

(Hailu, HRS): fa^ˇ zong^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): fa⁴ zong¹
Jin (Wiktionary): hua³ zuon¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): hua⁴ zorng¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hòa-chong

(Teochew, Peng'im): huê³ zuang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huàzhuāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huàjhuang
  - Wade–Giles: hua⁴-chuang¹
  - Yale: hwà-jwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahjuang
  - Palladius: хуачжуан (xuačžuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    化妝 / 化妆
    化裝 / 化装
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huàzhuāngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄓㄨㄤㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huàjhuangr
  - Wade–Giles: hua⁴-chuang¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: hwà-jwāngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huahjuangl
  - Palladius: хуачжуанр (xuačžuanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ä⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: faa³ zong¹
  - Yale: fa jōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faa³ dzong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fa³ zong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faː³³ t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    化妝 / 化妆
    化裝 / 化装
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: fa⁴ zong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fa³⁵ t͡sɔŋ⁴²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fa-chông
  - Hakka Romanization System: fa zong^ˊ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fa⁴ zong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fa⁵⁵ t͡soŋ²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fa^ˇ zong^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /fa¹¹ t͡soŋ⁵³/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: fa⁴ zong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /fa⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: hua³ zuon¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /xua⁴⁵ t͡suɒ̃¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hua⁴ zorng¹ [Phonetic: hua¹ lorng¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: hua̍-co̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)lɒŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: hua⁴ zorng¹ [Phonetic: hua¹ lorng¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hua⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t͡s-)lɒŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòa-chong
  - Tâi-lô: huà-tsong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoarzofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hua⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hua²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hua¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hua²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: huê³ zuang¹
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: huè tsuang
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hue²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡suaŋ³³/

Verb

化⫽妝 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to put on makeup; to apply makeup
從來沒有化過妝的人 [MSC, trad.]
从来没有化过妆的人 [MSC, simp.]
cónglái méiyǒu huà guò zhuāng de rén [Pinyin]
a person who has never put on makeup before
- (Can we date this quote?), “離家出走 [líjiāchūzǒu]”, performed by 鄭怡:
  
  夏天的我懶得化妝 [MSC, trad.]
  夏天的我懒得化妆 [MSC, simp.]
  xiàtiān de wǒ lǎnde huàzhuāng [Pinyin]
  I'm too lazy in the summer to put on makeup

Synonyms

(of a performer) 扮裝／扮装 (bànzhuāng)

Derived terms

化妝劇 / 化妆剧
化妝品 / 化妆品 (huàzhuāngpǐn)
化妝室 / 化妆室 (huàzhuāngshì)
化妝師 / 化妆师 (huàzhuāngshī)
化妝箱 / 化妆箱
開運化妝 / 开运化妆

Noun

化妝

cosmetics; makeup

Synonyms

化妝品／化妆品 (huàzhuāngpǐn)