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虛榮

虛榮

See also: 虚栄 and 虚荣

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	glory; honored
trad. (虛榮)		虛	榮
simp. (虚荣)		虚	荣

Noun

虛榮

vanity; empty glory
愛慕虛榮 / 爱慕虚荣 ― àimù xūróng ― to be vain

Adjective

虛榮

vainglorious

Derived terms

虛榮心／虚荣心 (xūróngxīn)

Korean

Hanja in this term
虛	榮

Noun

虛榮 • ‎(heoyeong) ‎(hangeul 허영)

Hanja form^? of 허영, “vanity, empty glory”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūróng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄖㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi¹ wing⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hir-êng / hu-êng / hi-êng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūróng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄖㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiurong
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: heoi¹ wing⁴
  - Yale: hēui wìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ wing⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ wɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-êng
  - Tâi-lô: hir-îng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ iɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-êng
  - Tâi-lô: hu-îng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hueeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /hu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-êng
  - Tâi-lô: hi-îng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hieeng
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ iɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² iɪŋ¹³/