看相
Chinese
to see; to look at; to look after to see; to look at; to look after; to take care of; to watch; to guard; it depends; think |
each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (看相) |
看 | 相 | |
| anagram | 相看 | ||
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hon3 soeng3
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): kon4 xiong4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khòaⁿ-siòng / khòaⁿ-siùⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: kànxiàng
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kànsiàng
- Wade–Giles: kʻan4-hsiang4
- Yale: kàn-syàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kannshianq
- Palladius: каньсян (kanʹsjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon3 soeng3
- Yale: hon seung
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon3 soeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: hon3 sêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn³³ sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòaⁿ-siòng / khòaⁿ-siùⁿ
- Tâi-lô: khuànn-siòng / khuànn-siùnn
- Phofsit Daibuun: qvoarsioxng, qvoarsviux
- IPA (Xiamen): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²¹/, /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siɔŋ⁴¹/, /kʰuã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ siũ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ²¹/, /kʰuã²¹⁻⁵³ siũ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ siɔŋ¹¹/, /kʰuã¹¹⁻⁵³ siũ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ siɔŋ²¹/, /kʰuã²¹⁻⁴¹ siũ²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
看相
- to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading the subject's facial features
- to fancy; to like; to long for
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 看相 (“to practise physiognomy; to tell fortune by reading facial features”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 看相, 相面 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 相面 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 相面 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 相面 |
| Xi'an | 相面 | |
| Xining | 相面 | |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 相命 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 看相 |
| Yangzhou | 相面 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 睇相 |
| Hong Kong | 睇相 | |
| Taishan | 睇相 | |
| Dongguan | 睇相 | |
| Gan | Nanchang | 看相 |
| Pingxiang | 看相 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 看相, 相命 |
| Yudu | 看相 | |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 看相 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 覷相 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 看相 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 相五行, 睇相, 相命 |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 相五行 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 相五行 | |
| Nan'ao (Yun'ao) | 相五行 | |
| Jieyang | 相五行, 睇相, 睇五行 | |
| Haifeng | 睇相 | |
| Haikou | 望相 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 看相 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 相面 |
| Suzhou | 相面 | |
| Danyang | 相面 | |
| Hangzhou | 看相 | |
| Jinhua | 望相 | |
| Xiang | Loudi | 看相 |
Noun
看相
Pronunciation 2
- Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): kang3 siên3 / kang3 sion3
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: kang3 siên3 / kang3 sion3
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khàng sièⁿ / khàng siòⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩẽ²¹³/, /kʰaŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ sĩõ²¹³/
- (Teochew)
Note:
- kang3 siên3 - Chaozhou;
- kang3 sion3 - Shantou.
Verb
看相