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苦笑

苦笑

Chinese

		bitter; intensely; miserable bitter; intensely; miserable; painful	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (苦笑)		苦	笑

Verb

苦笑

to smile a bitter smile; to force a smile; to smile wryly

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kǔxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² siu³
Min Nan (POJ): khó͘-chhiò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kǔxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuushiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: fu² siu³
  - Yale: fú siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ siːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khó͘-chhiò
  - Tâi-lô: khóo-tshiò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qofchioix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰio¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/