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羨慕

羨慕

See also: 羡慕

Chinese

		to envy	admire
trad. (羨慕)		羨	慕
simp. (羡慕)		羡	慕

Verb

羨慕

to envy; to be jealous of
to admire

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiànmù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ mou⁶
Min Nan (POJ): siān-mō͘ / siān-bō͘ / soān-bō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiànmù → xiànmu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨˋ → ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄨ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiann.muh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ mu⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ mu¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ mou⁶
  - Yale: sihn mouh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ mou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siːn²² mou̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-mō͘
  - Tâi-lô: siān-mōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siexnmo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiɛn⁴¹⁻²² mɔ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siān-bō͘
  - Tâi-lô: siān-bōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siexnbo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiɛn²²⁻²¹ bɔ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiɛn²²⁻²¹ bɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soān-bō͘
  - Tâi-lô: suān-bōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soaxnbo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suan²²⁻²¹ bɔ²²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan²²⁻²¹ bɔ²²/