勢利眼

See also: 势利眼

Chinese

		selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself; favourable	eye
trad. (勢利眼)		勢利	眼
simp. (势利眼)		势利	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìliyǎn, shìlìyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄢˇ, ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lei⁶ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìliyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.lhiyean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìliyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.lhiyeal
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: shìlìyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhlihyean
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ lei⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: sai leih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lei⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ léi⁶ ngan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lei̯²² ŋäːn¹³/

Adjective

勢利眼

snobby; snobbish; self-interested

Noun

勢利眼

snob

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