作妖

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
trad. (作妖)		作	妖
simp. #(作妖)		作	妖

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòyāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòyāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòyao
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-yao¹
    • Yale: dzwò-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohiau
    • Palladius: цзояо (czojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Verb

作⫽妖 (verb-object)

1. (originally Northeastern Mandarin) to cause trouble