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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiànxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gin³ siu³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kien-seu / kian-seu
Min Nan (POJ): kiàn-siàu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jiànxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiannshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    見效／见效
    見笑／见笑
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gin³ siu³
  - Yale: gin siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gin³ siu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gin³ xiu³
  - IPA ^(key): /kiːn³³ siːu̯³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kien-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gien seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ seu⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯en⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kian-seu
  - Hakka Romanization System: gian seu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gian⁴ seu⁴
  - IPA: /ki̯an⁵⁵ seu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiàn-siàu
  - Tâi-lô: kiàn-siàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiernsiaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiaʊ²¹/

Verb

見笑

(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]
to mock; to ridicule; to laugh at
(Min Nan) to be ashamed
(Min Nan) to be shy

Synonyms

(ashamed): 羞慚／羞惭 (xiūcán), 慚愧／惭愧 (cánkuì), 羞愧 (xiūkuì)

Derived terms

見笑大方／见笑大方
見笑於人／见笑于人

驚見笑／惊见笑

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