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Definition 2024

怕羞

怕羞

Chinese

		to be afraid; to fear	shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful
simp. and trad. (怕羞)		怕	羞

Adjective

怕羞

shy; bashful

Synonyms

害羞 (hàixiū)
靦腆／腼腆 (miǎntiǎn)
羞澀／羞涩 (xiūsè)
(Cantonese) 怕醜／怕丑 (paa3 cau2)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pàxiū

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): paa³ sau¹
Min Nan (POJ): phàⁿ-siu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: pàxiū
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pahshiou
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰa̠⁵¹ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: paa³ sau¹
  - Yale: pa sāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: paa³ sau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰɑː³³ sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phàⁿ-siu
  - Tâi-lô: phànn-siu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phvarsiw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰã²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiu⁴⁴/