誇獎
See also: 夸奖
Chinese
| to boast | prize; award; encouragement | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (誇獎) | 誇 | 獎 | |
| simp. (夸奖) | 夸 | 奖 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kuājiǎng
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kuajiǎng
- Wade–Giles: kʻua1-chiang3
- Yale: kwā-jyǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuajeang
- Palladius: куацзян (kuaczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kwaa1 zoeng2
- Yale: kwā jéung
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwaa1 dzoeng2
- Guangdong Romanization: kua1 zêng2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôa-chióng
- Hakka Romanization System: kuaˊ jiongˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: kua1 jiong3
- Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯a²⁴ t͡si̯oŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: kua1 jiong3
- Sinological IPA: /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiɔŋ³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-chióng
- Tâi-lô: khua-tsióng
- Phofsit Daibuun: qoaciorng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰua³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-chiáng
- Tâi-lô: khua-tsiáng
- Phofsit Daibuun: qoaciarng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kua1 ziang3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khua tsiàng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰua³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
Verb
誇獎
- (transitive) to praise; to compliment; to commend
Synonyms
- 名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
- 吹噓 / 吹嘘 (chuīxū)
- 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
- 呵咾 (Hokkien)
- 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
- 嘆 / 叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
- 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
- 嘆美 / 叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
- 嘉許 / 嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
- 嘆賞 / 叹赏 (tànshǎng)
- 捧 (pěng)
- 揄揚 / 揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
- 禮讚 / 礼赞 (lǐzàn)
- 稱嘆 / 称叹 (chēngtàn)
- 稱揚 / 称扬 (chēngyáng)
- 稱美 / 称美 (chēngměi) (literary)
- 稱許 / 称许 (chēngxǔ)
- 稱謂 / 称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
- 稱譽 / 称誉 (chēngyù) (formal)
- 稱讚 / 称赞 (chēngzàn)
- 稱賞 / 称赏 (chēngshǎng) (formal)
- 稱道 / 称道 (chēngdào)
- 稱頌 / 称颂 (chēngsòng)
- 表彰 (biǎozhāng)
- 表揚 / 表扬 (biǎoyáng)
- 褒揚 / 褒扬 (bāoyáng)
- 誇 / 夸 (kuā)
- 讚嘆 / 赞叹 (zàntàn)
- 讚揚 / 赞扬 (zànyáng)
- 讚美 / 赞美 (zànměi)
- 讚許 / 赞许 (zànxǔ)
- 讚頌 / 赞颂 (zànsòng)
- 賞 / 赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
- 頌讚 / 颂赞 (sòngzàn)
- 顯揚 / 显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)
Dialectal synonyms of 誇獎 (“to praise; to compliment”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 誇獎, 稱讚, 稱許, 讚許, 嘉許, 讚揚, 誇讚 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 誇, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Singapore | 稱讚, 誇獎 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 讚, 誇獎 |
| Hong Kong | 讚 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 讚, 誇獎 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 誇, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 誇, 誇獎, 誇讚, 稱讚, 讚, 讚揚 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 阿腦 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 阿腦, 誇獎 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呵咾 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 呵咾 | |
| Quanzhou | 呵咾 | |
| Zhangzhou | 呵咾 | |
| Zhao'an | 呵咾 | |
| Tainan | 呵咾 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 呵咾 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 呵咾 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 呵咾 | |
| Chaozhou | 呵咾 | |
| Shantou | 呵咾, 誇獎, 誇, 讚揚, 稱讚 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 呵咾 | |
| Leizhou | 呵咾 | |