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現眼

現眼

Chinese

		appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current	eye
trad. (現眼)		現	眼
simp. (现眼)		现	眼

Verb

現眼

to make a spectacle or fool of oneself; to lose face

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiànyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ ngaan⁵
Min Nan (POJ): hiān-gán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiànyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannyean
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: yihn ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ ngaan⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² ŋɑːn¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-gán
  - Tâi-lô: hiān-gán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiexn'garn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² gan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ gan⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ gan⁵³/