樣子

See also: 様子

Chinese

		manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
trad. (樣子)		樣	子
simp. (样子)		样	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yàngzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄗ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yang⁴ zi³

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): ёнзы (i͡onzɨ, III-I)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁶ zi²
• Jin (Wiktionary): ion³ zeh
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): iên⁷ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yàngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˋ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yàngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: yang⁴-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: yàng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanq.tzy
    • Palladius: янцзы (janczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: yang⁴ zi³
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iang z
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaŋ²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: ёнзы (i͡onzɨ, III-I)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɑŋ⁴⁴ t͡sz̩²⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joeng⁶ zi²
    • Yale: yeuhng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁶ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁶ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²² t͡siː³⁵/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: ion³ zeh
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /iɒ̃⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iên⁷ ze²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iēⁿ tsṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ĩẽ¹¹ t͡sɯ⁵²/

Noun

樣子

1. appearance; shape

   我想看看真正的中國到底是個什麼樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
   我想看看真正的中国到底是个什么样子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ xiǎng kànkàn zhēnzhèng de Zhōngguó dàodǐ shì ge shénme yàngzi. [Pinyin]

   I want to see what the real China is like.

2. air; manner

   最終我們都活成了自己討厭的樣子。 [MSC, trad.]
   最终我们都活成了自己讨厌的样子。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zuìzhōng wǒmen dōu huó chéng le zìjǐ tǎoyàn de yàngzi. [Pinyin]

   In the end we all lived to become people we despised.

3. model; pattern; sample
4. situation; state

Synonyms

• (appearance):

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• 人才 (réncái)
• 儀容／仪容 (yíróng) (of a person)
• 儀表／仪表 (yíbiǎo) (of a person)
• 外形 (wàixíng)
• 外相 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 外範／外范 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 外表 (wàibiǎo)
• 外觀／外观 (wàiguān)
• 外貌 (wàimào)
• 姿容 (zīróng)
• 容貌 (róngmào, “facial features”)
• 容顏／容颜 (róngyán, “facial features”)
• 尊容 (zūnróng) (ironic or honorific, of a person)
• 尪仔頭／尪仔头 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 形容 (xíngróng, “facial appearance”) (literary)
• 形貌 (xíngmào)
• 模樣／模样 (of a person)
• 樣貌／样貌 (yàngmào)
• 相貌 (xiàngmào) (of a person)
• 瞻視／瞻视 (zhānshì) (literary)
• 稿 (gǎo) (literary, or in compounds)
• 觀瞻／观瞻 (guānzhān)
• 貌相 (màoxiàng) (of a person)
• 賣相／卖相 (màixiàng) (originally Wu)
• 長相／长相 (zhǎngxiàng) (of a person)
• 面容 (miànróng, “facial features”)
• 面容仔 (“facial features”) (Hakka)
• 面水 (Hokkien)
• 面貌 (miànmào)
• 顏容／颜容 (yánróng, “facial features”)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

 

• (model):

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• 式 (shì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 式子 (shìzi)
• 式樣／式样 (shìyàng)
• 板型 (bǎnxíng)
• 樣式／样式 (yàngshì)
• 款式 (kuǎnshì)

 

• (situation):

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• 事態／事态 (shìtài) (especially negative)
• 光景 (guāngjǐng)
• 光陰／光阴 (guāngyīn) (Classical)
• 勢面／势面 (Hokkien)
• 境地 (jìngdì) (chiefly undesirable)
• 境況／境况 (jìngkuàng) (usually economic)
• 境遇 (jìngyù) (usually negative)
• 局勢／局势 (júshì)
• 局面 (júmiàn)
• 形勢／形势 (xíngshì)
• 情勢／情势 (qíngshì)
• 情境 (qíngjìng)
• 情態／情态 (qíngtài)
• 情況／情况 (qíngkuàng)
• 情狀／情状 (qíngzhuàng) (literary)
• 情節／情节 (qíngjié) (of a crime or mistake)
• 景況／景况 (jǐngkuàng) (chiefly of an economy or individual)
• 景象 (jǐngxiàng) (literary)
• 板面 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 模樣／模样
• 狀況／状况 (zhuàngkuàng)

 

Derived terms

• 不成樣子／不成样子
• 乏樣子／乏样子
• 人樣子／人样子
• 好樣子／好样子
• 怪樣子／怪样子
• 擺樣子／摆样子 (bǎi yàngzi)
• 有樣子／有样子
• 看樣子／看样子 (kànyàngzi)
• 老樣子／老样子 (lǎoyàngzi)
• 裝樣子／装样子
• 這樣子／这样子 (zhèyàngzi)
• 那樣子／那样子

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (樣子):

• → Japanese: 様(よう)子(す) (yōsu)

See also

• 貌 (mào)
• (Hokkien, Teochew) 款 (khóan)