偽善

See also: 伪善 and 僞善

Chinese

		false; fake; forged false; fake; forged; bogus	good
trad. (偽善/僞善)		偽/僞	善
simp. (伪善)		伪	善

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěishàn, wèishàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ sin⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-siān / gūi-siān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěishàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěishàn
    • Wade–Giles: wei³-shan⁴
    • Yale: wěi-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeishann
    • Palladius: вэйшань (vɛjšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂän⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wèishàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wèishàn
    • Wade–Giles: wei⁴-shan⁴
    • Yale: wèi-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshann
    • Palladius: вэйшань (vɛjšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngai⁶ sin⁶
    • Yale: ngaih sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngei⁶ xin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² siːn²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ûi-siān
    • Tâi-lô: uî-siān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uisien
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ui²⁴⁻²² siɛn⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gūi-siān
    • Tâi-lô: guī-siān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: guixsien
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ɡui²²⁻²¹ siɛn²²/

Adjective

偽善

1. hypocritical

Synonyms

• 虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Antonyms

• 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
• 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)

Derived terms

• 偽善者 / 伪善者 (wěishànzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (偽善):

• → Japanese: 偽(ぎ)善(ぜん) (gizen)
• → Korean: 위선(僞善) (wiseon)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偽	善
ぎ Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
僞善 (kyūjitai)

Noun

偽(ぎ)善(ぜん) • (gizen) 

1. hypocrisy

Derived terms

• 偽善者(ぎぜんしゃ) (gizensha): hypocrite