See also: 伪善 and 僞善 Chinese More information false; fake; forgedfalse; fake; forged; bogus, good ... false; fake; forgedfalse; fake; forged; bogus good trad. (偽善/僞善) 偽/僞 善 simp. (伪善) 伪 善 Close Pronunciation Mandarin (Pinyin): wěishàn, wèishàn (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai6 sin6 Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ûi-siān / gūi-siān 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 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 More information Kanji in this term ... Kanji in this term 偽 善 ぎGrade: S ぜんGrade: 6 on'yomi Close More information Alternative spelling ... Alternative spelling 僞善 (kyūjitai) Close Noun 偽(ぎ)善(ぜん) • (gizen) hypocrisy Derived terms 偽善者(ぎぜんしゃ) (gizensha): hypocriteWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.