攀比
Chinese
| climb up; pull | side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (攀比) | 攀 | 比 | |
| simp. #(攀比) | 攀 | 比 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: pānbǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄢ ㄅㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: panbǐ
- Wade–Giles: pʻan1-pi3
- Yale: pān-bǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: panbii
- Palladius: паньби (panʹbi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰän⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: paan1 bei2
- Yale: pāan béi
- Cantonese Pinyin: paan1 bei2
- Guangdong Romanization: pan1 béi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰaːn⁵⁵ pei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
攀比
- to unrealistically compare oneself with a much stronger counterpart; to compete (with each other socially); to try to keep up with the Joneses
- 互相攀比 ― hùxiāng pānbǐ ― to keep up with the Joneses