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羞澀

羞澀

See also: 羞涩

Chinese

		shy; ashamed; shame shy; ashamed; shame; bashful	grating (of surfaces); tart; acerbic
trad. (羞澀)		羞	澀
simp. (羞涩)		羞	涩

Adjective

羞澀

shy; bashful

Synonyms

害羞 (hàixiū)
靦腆／腼腆 (miǎntiǎn)
怕羞 (pàxiū)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiūsè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ saap³
Min Nan (POJ): siu-siap

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiūsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouseh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sau¹ saap³
  - Yale: sāu saap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ saap⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ sɑːp̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-siap
  - Tâi-lô: siu-siap
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siusiab
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiap̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiu³³ ɕiap̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻²² ɕiap̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiap̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕiu⁴⁴⁻³³ ɕiap̚³²/