生相
Chinese
to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (生相) |
生 | 相 | |
| alternative forms | 生像 | ||
| anagram | 相生 | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngxiàng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengsiàng
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-hsiang4
- Yale: shēng-syàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengshianq
- Palladius: шэнсян (šɛnsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sang1 soeng3
- Yale: sāng seung
- Cantonese Pinyin: sang1 soeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: seng1 sêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
生相
- one's facial appearance; looks
Synonyms
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siⁿ-siùⁿ
- Tâi-lô: sinn-siùnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: svisviux
- IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻²² siũ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /sĩ³³ siũ⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /sĩ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-siòⁿ
- Tâi-lô: senn-siònn
- Phofsit Daibuun: svesvioix
- IPA (Tainan): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siɔ̃²¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sɛ̃⁴⁴⁻²² siɔ̃²¹/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-siùⁿ
- Tâi-lô: senn-siùnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: svesviux
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /sẽ⁴⁴⁻³³ siũ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seⁿ-siàuⁿ
- Tâi-lô: senn-siàunn
- Phofsit Daibuun: svesviaux
- IPA (Penang): /sɛ̃³³⁻²¹ siãu²¹/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: sên1 siên3 / sên1 sion3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: seⁿ sièⁿ / seⁿ siòⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /sẽ³³⁻²³ sĩẽ²¹³/, /sẽ³³⁻²³ sĩõ²¹³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Philippines, Singapore)
Note:
- sên1 siên3 - Chaozhou;
- sên1 sion3 - Jieyang.
- (Leizhou)
- Leizhou Pinyin: se1 xio3
- Sinological IPA: /sɛ³⁵⁻³³ siɔ²¹/
Noun
生相
- (Southern Min) Chinese zodiac sign (one of the twelve animals symbolising the Twelve Branches used to designate years)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 生肖 (“Chinese zodiac sign”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 生肖 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 屬相 |
| Taiwan | 生肖 | |
| Harbin | 屬相 | |
| Singapore | 生肖 | |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 屬相兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 屬相 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 生肖 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 生肖 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 生肖 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 生肖 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 生肖 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 生相 |
| Quanzhou | 生相 | |
| Zhangzhou | 生相 | |
| New Taipei (Tamsui) | 生相 | |
| New Taipei (Pingxi) | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 生相 | |
| Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 生相 | |
| Yilan (Toucheng) | 生相 | |
| Tainan | 生相 | |
| Tainan (Anping) | 生相 | |
| Penghu (Xiyu) | 生相 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 生相 | |
| Leizhou | 生相 | |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 生肖 |
| Danyang | 肖屬 | |
| Jinhua | 生肖 | |