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偽善

偽善

See also: 伪善

Chinese

		false; fake; forged false; fake; forged; bogus	good
trad. (偽善)		偽	善
simp. (伪善)		伪	善

Adjective

偽善

hypocritical

Synonyms

虛偽／虚伪 (xūwěi, xūwèi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偽	善
ぎ Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

偽善 ‎(hiragana ぎぜん, romaji gizen)

hypocrisy

Derived terms

偽善者 (ぎぜんしゃ) ‎(gizensha): hypocrite

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wěishàn, wèishàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ, ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngai⁶ sin⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: wěishàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeishann
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂa̠n⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: wèishàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˋ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: weyshann
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngai⁶ sin⁶
  - Yale: ngaih sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngai⁶ sin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɐi̯²² siːn²²/