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害羞

害羞

Chinese

		to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm to do harm to; to cause trouble to; harm; evil; calamity	shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful
simp. and trad. (害羞)		害	羞

Adjective

害羞

shy; bashful

Synonyms

靦腆／腼腆 (miǎntiǎn)
怕羞 (pàxiū)
羞澀／羞涩 (xiūsè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hàixiū

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi⁶ sau¹
Min Nan (POJ): hāi-siu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hàixiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hayshiou
  - IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi⁶ sau¹
  - Yale: hoih sāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi⁶ sau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯²² sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāi-siu
  - Tâi-lô: hāi-siu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: haixsiw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haɪ⁴¹⁻²² ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haɪ²²⁻²¹ ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haɪ²²⁻²¹ ɕiu⁴⁴/