賠笑臉

Chinese

		lose in trade; pay damage	smiling face
trad. (賠笑臉)		賠	笑臉
simp. (赔笑脸)		赔	笑脸

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): péixiàoliǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pui⁴ siu³ lim⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: péixiàoliǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peirshiawlean
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pui⁴ siu³ lim⁵
  - Yale: pùih siu líhm
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pui⁴ siu³ lim⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: pui⁴ xiu³ lim⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯²¹ siːu̯³³ liːm¹³/

Verb

賠笑臉

to smile obsequiously, apologetically, or appeasingly; to smile in a conciliating way

Synonyms

賠笑／赔笑 (péixiào)
(Min Nan) 扮笑面, 𩏠笑面／𫖖笑面

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