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靦腆

靦腆

See also: 腼腆

Chinese

		bashful	make strong (as liquors); virtuous
trad. (靦腆/腼腆)		靦/腼	腆
simp. (腼腆)		腼	腆

Adjective

靦腆

shy; bashful

Synonyms

害羞 (hàixiū)
怕羞 (pàxiū)
羞澀／羞涩 (xiūsè)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): miǎntiǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): min⁵ tin²
Min Nan (POJ): bián-thián

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: miǎntiǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄊㄧㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meantean
  - IPA ^(key): /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: min⁵ tin²
  - Yale: míhn tín
  - Cantonese Pinyin: min⁵ tin²
  - IPA ^(key): /miːn¹³ tʰiːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bián-thián
  - Tâi-lô: bián-thián
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biefntiern
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiɛn⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiɛn⁵³/