光耀

Chinese

		light; ray; bright	brilliant; glorious
trad. (光耀)		光	耀
simp. #(光耀)		光	耀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guāngyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwong¹ jiu⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kong-iāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guāngyào
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄤ ㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guangyào
    • Wade–Giles: kuang¹-yao⁴
    • Yale: gwāng-yàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guangyaw
    • Palladius: гуанъяо (guanʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwong¹ jiu⁶
    • Yale: gwōng yiuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwong¹ jiu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: guong¹ yiu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ jiːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kong-iāu
    • Tâi-lô: kong-iāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kong'iau
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iau²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔŋ³³ iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iau²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iau³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iau³³/

Noun

光耀

1. brilliance; brightness; luminosity

Synonyms

• 光華／光华 (guānghuá)
• 光輝／光辉 (guānghuī)
• 菁華／菁华 (jīnghuá) (literary)

 

Adjective

光耀

1. glorious; brilliant; dazzling

Synonyms

• 光彩 (guāngcǎi)
• 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng)
• 名譽／名誉 (míngyù)
• 好聽／好听 (hǎotīng)
• 榮光／荣光 (róngguāng)
• 榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào)
• 風光／风光 (fēngguang) (figurative, colloquial)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

 

Antonyms

• 不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

 

Verb

光耀

1. to shine (brightly)
2. to glorify; to bring honour to; to reflect glory on

Synonyms

• (to shine):

• 光照 (guāngzhào)
• 映照 (yìngzhào)
• 炳 (bǐng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 炫耀 (xuànyào)
• 照射 (zhàoshè)
• 照耀 (zhàoyào)
• 照臨／照临 (zhàolín) (literary)
• 彪炳 (biāobǐng) (literary)
• 輝映／辉映 (huīyìng)

 

• (to glorify): 光大 (guāngdà)

Derived terms

• 光耀耀
• 光耀門楣／光耀门楣
• 光耀門閭／光耀门闾