像樣

Chinese

		(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem	manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
trad. (像樣)		像	樣
simp. (像样)		像	样

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàngyàng
(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiong-yong
Min Nan (POJ): chhiūⁿ-iūⁿ / chhiǔⁿ-iūⁿ / chhiōⁿ-iōⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàngyàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyanq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (像樣兒／像样儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàngyàngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyanglh
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyàngr
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
  - Yale: jeuhng yéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ yêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ²² jœ̽ːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiong-yong
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiong iong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiong⁴ yong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯oŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiong-yong
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiong (r)iong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiong⁴ yong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi̯oŋ⁵⁵ (j)i̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-iūⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-iūnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviux'viu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiũ²²⁻²¹ iũ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-iūⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-iūnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕʰiũ²² iũ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-iōⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-iōnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioix'vioi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ iɔ̃²²/

Adjective

像樣

presentable; decent; up to par

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 似樣／似样

Derived terms

不像樣／不像样