作秀

Chinese

		to do; to make	show
trad. (作秀)		作	秀
simp. #(作秀)		作	秀

Etymology

From 作 (zuò, “to do; to make”) + English show.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ sau³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-siù

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòsiòu
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: dzwò-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshiow
    • Palladius: цзосю (czosju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ sau³
    • Yale: jok sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-siù
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-siù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoksiux
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ siu²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siu²¹/

Verb

作秀

1. to put on a show
2. to do a publicity stunt
3. to grandstand; to do something for show

Synonyms

• 做秀 (zuòxiù)
• (show): (Cantonese) 做騷／做骚

Derived terms

• 作秀公審／作秀公审 (zuòxiù gōngshěn)