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暗笑

暗笑

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (暗笑)		暗	笑

Noun

暗笑

to chuckle; to laugh behind another's back or up one's sleeve; to sneer secretly at

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): ànxiào

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ siu³
Min Nan (POJ): àm-chhiò

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: ànxiào
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annshiaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀa̠n⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: am³ siu³
  - Yale: am siu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ siu³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ siːu̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: àm-chhiò
  - Tâi-lô: àm-tshiò
  - Phofsit Daibuun: armchioix
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /am⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /am²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /am²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/