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獻媚

獻媚

Chinese

		to offer	flatter; charm
trad. (獻媚)		獻	媚
simp. (献媚)		献	媚

Verb

獻媚

to try to ingratiate oneself with; to make up to

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiànmèi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hin³ mei⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiàn-bī / hiàn-mī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiànmèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannmey
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ meɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hin³ mei⁶
  - Yale: hin meih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hin³ mei⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /hiːn³³ mei̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàn-bī
  - Tâi-lô: hiàn-bī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiernbi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiàn-mī
  - Tâi-lô: hiàn-mī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiernmi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²¹⁻⁵³ mi²²/