寫照

Chinese

		to write	according to; in accordance with; to shine according to; in accordance with; to shine; to illuminate; to reflect; photograph
trad. (寫照)		寫	照
simp. (写照)		写	照

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiězhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): se² ziu³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siá-chiàu / siá-chiò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiězhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siějhào
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh³-chao⁴
    • Yale: syě-jàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieejaw
    • Palladius: сечжао (sečžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: se² ziu³
    • Yale: sé jiu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: se² dziu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sé² jiu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-chiàu
    • Tâi-lô: siá-tsiàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siafciaux
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-chiò
    • Tâi-lô: siá-tsiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siafcioix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sio²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sio⁴¹/

Verb

寫照

1. to portray a person or character

Noun

寫照

1. portrayal; portraiture
2. (figuratively) portrayal; realistic representation