賠笑臉
Chinese
| lose in trade; pay damage | smiling face | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (賠笑臉) | 賠 | 笑臉 | |
| simp. (赔笑脸) | 赔 | 笑脸 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: péixiàoliǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: péisiàoliǎn
- Wade–Giles: pʻei2-hsiao4-lien3
- Yale: péi-syàu-lyǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peirshiawlean
- Palladius: пэйсяолянь (pɛjsjaoljanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰeɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: pui4 siu3 lim5
- Yale: pùih siu líhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: pui4 siu3 lim5
- Guangdong Romanization: pui4 xiu3 lim5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pʰuːi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ liːm¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
賠笑臉
- to smile obsequiously, apologetically, or appeasingly; to smile in a conciliating way