亮相

Chinese

		to reveal	appearance
trad. (亮相)		亮	相
simp. #(亮相)		亮	相

Etymology

Originally jargon of the Chinese opera performance industry.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liàngxiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): loeng⁶ soeng³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): liōng-siòng / liāng-siòng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liang⁶ siang³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liàngxiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liàngsiàng
    • Wade–Giles: liang⁴-hsiang⁴
    • Yale: lyàng-syàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianqshianq
    • Palladius: лянсян (ljansjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: loeng⁶ soeng³
    • Yale: leuhng seung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loeng⁶ soeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêng⁶ sêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lœːŋ²² sœːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liōng-siòng
    • Tâi-lô: liōng-siòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lioxngsioxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liāng-siòng
    • Tâi-lô: liāng-siòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liaxngsioxng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liaŋ²²⁻²¹ siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liaŋ⁴¹⁻²² siɔŋ⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liang⁶ siang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liăng siàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liaŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ siaŋ²¹³/

Verb

亮⫽相 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. (theater) to strike a pose onstage
2. to appear in public; to make one's debut
3. to declare one's position