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

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edit edit 見效／见效 見笑／见笑

• 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:
• 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. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-seu
    • Hakka Romanization System: gian seu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ seu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-siàu
    • Tâi-lô: kiàn-siàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiernsiaux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ siau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Singapore): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴² siau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ 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):

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• 作弄 (zuònòng)
• 僝僽 (chánzhòu) (literary)
• 刺 (literary, or in compounds)
• 刺溪 (chié-*kă̤) (Eastern Min)
• 創弄／创弄 (Hokkien)
• 創景／创景 (Hokkien)
• 創治／创治 (chhòng-tī) (Hokkien)
• 剾損／𠛅损 (Hokkien)
• 剾洗／𠛅洗 (khau-sé) (Hokkien)
• 剾洗／𠛅洗 (Hokkien)
• 剾褻／𠛅亵 (Hokkien)
• 𠢕滾／𠢕滚 (Hokkien)
• 取樂／取乐 (qǔlè)
• 取笑 (qǔxiào)
• 呾笑話／呾笑话 (dan³ cio³ uê⁷) (Teochew)
• 呾耍笑 (Teochew)
• 嗤笑 (chīxiào)
• 嘲弄 (cháonòng)
• 嘲笑 (cháoxiào)
• 嘲訕／嘲讪 (cháoshàn)
• 嘲諷／嘲讽 (cháofěng)
• 嘲謔／嘲谑 (cháoxuè)
• 奚落 (xīluò)
• 尋開心／寻开心 (Wu)
• 巴銳／巴锐 (Hokkien)
• 恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào)
• 戲弄／戏弄 (xìnòng)
• 戲謔／戏谑 (xìxuè)
• 挖苦 (wākǔ)
• 捉弄 (zhuōnòng)
• 損／损 (sǔn) (colloquial)
• 撩 (Hakka)
• 撚化 (nan² faa³) (Cantonese)
• 撮弄 (cuōnòng) (literary)
• 擺弄／摆弄
• 消遣 (xiāoqiǎn)
• 湊趣／凑趣 (còuqù)
• 𤊶人 (Hakka)
• 玩 (colloquial)
• 玩弄
• 笑 (xiào)
• 笑話／笑话 (xiàohuà)
• 耍 (shuǎ)
• 耍弄 (shuǎnòng)
• 耍忽 (sua² huah⁴) (Jin)
• 落八 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 訕笑／讪笑 (shànxiào)
• 詼謔／诙谑 (huīxuè)
• 說風涼話／说风凉话 (shuō fēngliánghuà)
• 調笑／调笑 (tiáoxiào)
• 諦／谛 (dai³) (Cantonese)
• 諷刺／讽刺 (fěngcì)
• 謔潲／谑潲 (Hokkien)
• 謔燒／谑烧 (Hokkien)
• 講笑／讲笑 (Cantonese, Hakka, Hokkien)
• 講耍笑／讲耍笑 (Hokkien)
• 譏刺／讥刺 (jīcì)
• 譏嘲／讥嘲 (jīcháo)
• 譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào)
• 譏誚／讥诮 (jīqiào) (literary)
• 譏諷／讥讽 (jīfěng)
• 變弄／变弄 (Hokkien)
• 𧮙 (Wu)
• 起鬨／起哄 (qǐhòng)
• 輕體／轻体 (Hokkien)
• 逗 (dòu)
• 逗弄
• 鄙笑 (Hokkien)
• 酸笑 (Hokkien)
• 鈍／钝 (Wu)
• 開心／开心 (kāixīn)
• 開涮／开涮 (kāishuàn) (colloquial)
• 開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào)
• 鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)

 

• (to be ashamed): 羞慚／羞惭 (xiūcán), 慚愧／惭愧 (cánkuì), 羞愧 (xiūkuì)
• (to be shy):

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		害羞
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	害臊, 靦腆
	Taiwan	害羞, 靦腆
	Malaysia	害羞
	Singapore	害羞
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	害臊, 靦腆
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	害羞
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	怕羞, 怕醜
	Wuhan	怕醜, 怕難為情, 難為情
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	怕醜, 怕難為情, 難為情
	Hefei	怕醜, 怕難為情, 難為情
Cantonese	Guangzhou	怕醜
	Hong Kong	怕醜
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	怕醜
	Macau	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	怕醜
	Foshan	怕醜
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	怕醜
	Foshan (Shunde)	怕醜
	Foshan (Sanshui)	怕醜
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	怕醜
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	怕醜
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	怕醜
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	怕醜
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	怕醜
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	怕醜
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	怕醜
	Taishan	怕醜
	Kaiping (Chikan)	怕醜
	Enping (Niujiang)	怕醜
	Heshan (Yayao)	怕醜
	Dongguan	怕醜
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	怕醜
	Yangjiang	怕醜
Gan	Nanchang	著羞
Hakka	Meixian	怕羞, 畏羞
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	怕醜
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	畏羞
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	畏羞
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	怕醜
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	怕醜
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	驚見笑
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	驚見笑
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	驚見笑
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	驚見笑
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	驚見笑
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	驚見笑
Jin	Taiyuan	害羞
Northern Min	Jian'ou	伓好意思
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	小禮
Southern Min	Xiamen	見笑, 驚見笑, 歹勢, 驚歹勢, 畏小禮, 畏小人, 閉思, 覕䟙
	Quanzhou	見笑, 驚見笑, 歹勢, 驚歹勢, 閉思
	Zhangzhou	見笑, 驚見笑, 䆀勢, 驚䆀勢, 無藝, 驚無藝, 畏小禮, 閉思
	Penang (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Singapore (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Manila (Hokkien)	歹勢
	Chaozhou	小禮
	Shantou	小禮
	Jieyang	小禮, 畏小禮
	Puning	小禮, 畏小禮
	Pontianak (Teochew)	小禮
	Leizhou	細禮
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	驚畏醜
Wu	Shanghai	難為情
	Suzhou	難為情, 怕難為情
	Wenzhou	得人憎
Xiang	Changsha	怕醜
	Shuangfeng	怕醜

Dialectal synonyms of 害羞 (“to be shy”) [map]

Derived terms

• 見笑大方／见笑大方
• 見笑於人／见笑于人
• 驚見笑／惊见笑