稱美

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (稱美)		稱	美
simp. (称美)		称	美
anagram		美稱／美称

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄇㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēngměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengměi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-mei³
    • Yale: chēng-měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengmeei
    • Palladius: чэнмэй (čɛnmɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

稱美

1. (literary) to eulogize virtue
2. (literary) to extol; to commend; to praise

Synonyms

• (to extol):

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• 名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
• 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
• 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
• 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
• 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
• 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
• 嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
• 嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
• 嘆賞／叹赏 (tànshǎng)
• 捧 (pěng)
• 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
• 禮讚／礼赞 (lǐzàn)
• 稱嘆／称叹 (chēngtàn)
• 稱揚／称扬 (chēngyáng)
• 稱許／称许 (chēngxǔ)
• 稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
• 稱譽／称誉 (chēngyù) (formal)
• 稱讚／称赞 (chēngzàn)
• 稱賞／称赏 (chēngshǎng) (formal)
• 稱道／称道 (chēngdào)
• 稱頌／称颂 (chēngsòng)
• 表彰 (biǎozhāng)
• 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng)
• 褒揚／褒扬 (bāoyáng)
• 誇／夸 (kuā)
• 誇獎／夸奖 (kuājiǎng)
• 讚嘆／赞叹 (zàntàn)
• 讚揚／赞扬 (zànyáng)
• 讚美／赞美 (zànměi)
• 讚許／赞许 (zànxǔ)
• 讚頌／赞颂 (zànsòng)
• 賞／赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 頌讚／颂赞 (sòngzàn)
• 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (稱美):

• → Japanese: 称(しょう)美(び) (shōbi)
• → Korean: 칭미(稱美) (chingmi)