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寫照

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

Verb

寫照

to portray a person or character

Noun

寫照

portrayal; portraiture

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiězhào

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): se² ziu³
Min Nan (POJ): siá-chiàu / siá-chiò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiězhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shieejaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: se² ziu³
  - Yale: sé jiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: se² dziu³
  - IPA ^(key): /sɛː³⁵ t͡siːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-chiàu
  - Tâi-lô: siá-tsiàu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafciaux
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiaʊ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiaʊ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiaʊ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕia⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiaʊ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siá-chiò
  - Tâi-lô: siá-tsiò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siafcioix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕia⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡ɕiɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕia⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡ɕiɤ²¹/