嬉皮笑臉

Chinese

		amusement	leather; skin; fur	laugh; smile	face
trad. (嬉皮笑臉)		嬉	皮	笑	臉
simp. (嬉皮笑脸)		嬉	皮	笑	脸
alternative forms		嘻皮笑臉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīpíxiàoliǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei¹ pei⁴ siu³ lim⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīpíxiàoliǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄆㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sipísiàoliǎn
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-pʻi²-hsiao⁴-lien³
    • Yale: syī-pí-syàu-lyǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shipyishiawlean
    • Palladius: сиписяолянь (sipisjaoljanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ pʰi³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei¹ pei⁴ siu³ lim⁵
    • Yale: hēi pèih siu líhm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei¹ pei⁴ siu³ lim⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi¹ péi⁴ xiu³ lim⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯⁵⁵ pʰei̯²¹ siːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

Adjective

嬉皮笑臉 (chengyu)

1. (derogatory) smiling insincerely, perhaps with the intention to flatter
2. (derogatory) facetious; joking inappropriately when talking something serious

Synonyms

• (smiling insincerely): 滿臉堆笑／满脸堆笑