寫真

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See also: 寫眞 and 写真

Chinese

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to write real; true; genuine
trad. (寫真/寫眞) /
simp. (写真)

Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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寫真

  1. portrait

Verb

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寫真

  1. to portray something accurately

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (寫真):

Etymology 2

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Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (しゃ)(しん) (shashin).

Pronunciation

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Note: from Japanese pronunciation.
Note: sia-sín - from Japanese pronunciation.

Noun

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寫真

  1. photograph; photo
    性感寫真性感写真  ―  xìnggǎn xiězhēn  ―  sexy photos
  2. photography
Usage notes
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In Japanese, (しゃ)(しん) (shashin) refers to photographs in general. However, in contemporary Chinese, 寫真写真 (xiězhēn) often carries sexual connotations, commonly associated with 寫真集写真集 (xiězhēnjí, “photo book”) which depict cheesecake models and porn starlets, a meaning absent in its original Japanese form.

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