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炫耀

炫耀

Chinese

		dazzle; to show off	brilliant; glorious
simp. and trad. (炫耀)		炫	耀

Adjective

炫耀

ostentatious; showy

Verb

炫耀

to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Derived terms

炫耀性消費／炫耀性消费 (xuànyàoxìng xiāofèi)

References

“炫耀”, in www.jukuu.com (in Mandarin/English), accessed 2009-07-14

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xuànyào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁶ jiu⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiān-iāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuànyào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuannyaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁶ jiu⁶
  - Yale: yuhn yiuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁶ jiu⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²² jiːu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-iāu
  - Tâi-lô: hiān-iāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiexn'iau
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² iaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ iaʊ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ iaʊ²²/