見笑

Chinese

		to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview	laugh; smile
trad. (見笑)		見	笑
simp. (见笑)		见	笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ siu³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kien-seu / kian-seu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiàn-siàu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànsiào
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-hsiao⁴
    • Yale: jyàn-syàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshiaw
    • Palladius: цзяньсяо (czjanʹsjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 見效／见效 見笑／见笑

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gin³ siu³
    • Yale: gin siu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ siu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gin³ xiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ siːu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien-seu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gien seu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ seu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-seu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian seu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ seu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiernsiaux
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/

Verb

見笑

1. (humble) to incur ridicule through one's poor performance

   我鋼琴彈得不好，見笑了。 [MSC, trad.]
   我钢琴弹得不好，见笑了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ gāngqín tán de bù hǎo, jiànxiào le. [Pinyin]

   Please excuse my poor piano performance. [humble]

2. to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at
3. (Southern Min) to be ashamed
4. (Southern Min) to be shy

Synonyms

• (to mock): 笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
• (to be ashamed): 羞慚／羞惭 (xiūcán), 慚愧／惭愧 (cánkuì), 羞愧 (xiūkuì)