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作秀

作秀

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	to ear; beautiful; elegant to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show
simp. and trad. (作秀)		作	秀

Verb

作秀

to put on a show, to do a publicity stunt

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuòxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ sau³
Min Nan (POJ): chok-siù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zuòxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshiow
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ sau³
  - Yale: jok sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ sau³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-siù
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-siù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoksiux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕiu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiu²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ɕiu²¹/