興許

Chinese

		interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	to allow; to permit; to praise to allow; to permit; to praise; surname
trad. (興許)		興	許
simp. (兴许)		兴	许

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xīngxǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄩˇ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xin¹ xu³

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ heoi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīngxǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄒㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: singsyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: hsing¹-hsü³
    • Yale: syīng-syǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingsheu
    • Palladius: синсюй (sinsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xin¹ xu³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xinxy
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ɕy⁵³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing¹ heoi²
    • Yale: hīng héui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ hoey²
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing¹ hêu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ hɵy̯³⁵/

Adverb

興許

1. (colloquial) perhaps; maybe

Synonyms

• 也許／也许 (yěxǔ)
• 保不住 (bǎobuzhù) (colloquial)
• 保不定 (bǎobudìng) (colloquial)
• 保不齊／保不齐 (bǎobuqí) (colloquial)
• 備不住／备不住 (bèibuzhù) (regional)
• 凡勢／凡势 (hoān-sè) (Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 博定 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 可能 (kěnéng)
• 容許／容许 (róngxǔ) (literary)
• 怕係／怕系 (Hakka)
• 怕是 (pàshì)
• 或者 (huòzhě)
• 或許／或许 (huòxǔ)
• 指不定 (zhǐbùdìng)
• 搞不好 (gǎobùhǎo)
• 歉采 (Hokkien)
• 殼張／壳张 (⁷khoq-tsan) (Wu, dated)
• 沒準兒／没准儿 (méizhǔnr) (colloquial)
• 話勿出／话勿出 (⁶gho-veq-tsheq) (Wu)
• 話唔埋／话唔埋 (waa⁶ m⁴ maai⁴) (Cantonese)
• 話唔定／话唔定 (waa⁶ m⁴ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
• 說不定／说不定 (shuōbùdìng)
• 講勿定／讲勿定 (⁵kaon-veq-din) (Wu)
• 講唔定／讲唔定 (gong² m⁴ ding⁶) (Cantonese)
• 難免／难免 (nánmiǎn)