嘲笑

嘲笑

Chinese

		to ridicule; ridicule; mock	laugh; smile
simp. and trad. (嘲笑)		嘲	笑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháoxiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaau¹ siu³
• Min Nan (POJ): tiâu-chhiò / tiâu-chhiàu / sau-chhiò

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cháoxiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurshiaw
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaau¹ siu³
    • Yale: jāau siu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaau¹ siu³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zao¹ xiu³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡säːu̯⁵⁵ siːu̯³³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu-chhiò
    • Tâi-lô: tiâu-tshiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diauchioix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tiaʊ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰio²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiaʊ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰio⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiâu-chhiàu
    • Tâi-lô: tiâu-tshiàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diauchiaux
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiaʊ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕʰiaʊ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sau-chhiò
    • Tâi-lô: sau-tshiò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sauchioix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /saʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰiɤ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /saʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕʰio¹¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʈˠau  siᴇu^H/▼

Rime
Character	嘲	笑
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	陟交切	私妙切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈˠau/	/siᴇuH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈᵚau/	/siɛuH/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶau/	/sjæuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈaɨw/	/siawH/
Li Rong	/ȶau/	/siɛuH/
Wang Li	/ȶau/	/sĭɛuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶau/	/si̯ɛuH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhāo	xiào

Verb

嘲笑

1. to laugh at; to deride; to jeer; to mock; to ridicule

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 嘲笑

𠢕滾／𠢕滚 (Min Nan) 創弄／创弄 (Min Nan) 創治／创治 (Min Nan) 取笑 (qǔxiào) 嘲弄 (cháonòng) 嘲諷／嘲讽 (cháofěng) 巴銳／巴锐 (Min Nan) 恥笑／耻笑 (chǐxiào) 戲弄／戏弄 (xìnòng) 戲謔／戏谑 (xìxuè) 挖苦 (wākǔ) 捉弄 (zhuōnòng) 損／损 (sǔn) (colloquial) 玩 (wán) (colloquial) 說風涼話

諷刺／讽刺 (fěngcì) 謔潲／谑潲 (Min Nan) 謔燒／谑烧 (Min Nan) 講耍笑／讲耍笑 (Min Nan) 譏刺／讥刺 (jīcì) 譏嘲／讥嘲 (jīcháo) 譏笑／讥笑 (jīxiào) 譏誚／讥诮 (jīqiào) (literary) 譏諷／讥讽 (jīfěng) 輕體／轻体 (Min Nan) 酸笑 (Min Nan) 開涮／开涮 (kāishuàn) (colloquial) 開玩笑／开玩笑 (kāi wánxiào) 鬧玩笑／闹玩笑 (nào wánxiào)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
嘲	笑
ちょう Grade: S	しょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

/teusau/ → */t͡ɕeusau/ → /t͡ɕoːsɔː/ → /t͡ɕoːsoː/

From Middle Chinese 嘲笑 (MC ʈˠau siᴇu^H).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ちょーしょー [chòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
  • IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

嘲笑 (hiragana ちょうしょう, rōmaji chōshō, historical hiragana てうせう)

1. a sneer
2. ridicule

Verb

嘲笑する (transitive, hiragana ちょうしょうする, rōmaji chōshō suru, historical hiragana てうせうする)

1. to sneer at something
2. to ridicule something

Conjugation

Conjugation of "嘲笑する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	嘲笑し	ちょうしょうし	chōshō shi
Continuative (連用形)	嘲笑し	ちょうしょうし	chōshō shi
Terminal (終止形)	嘲笑する	ちょうしょうする	chōshō suru
Attributive (連体形)	嘲笑する	ちょうしょうする	chōshō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	嘲笑すれ	ちょうしょうすれ	chōshō sure
Imperative (命令形)	嘲笑せよ¹ 嘲笑しろ²	ちょうしょうせよ¹ ちょうしょうしろ²	chōshō seyo¹ chōshō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	嘲笑される	ちょうしょうされる	chōshō sareru
Causative	嘲笑させる 嘲笑さす	ちょうしょうさせる ちょうしょうさす	chōshō saseru chōshō sasu
Potential	嘲笑できる	ちょうしょうできる	chōshō dekiru
Volitional	嘲笑しよう	ちょうしょうしよう	chōshō shiyō
Negative	嘲笑しない	ちょうしょうしない	chōshō shinai
Negative continuative	嘲笑せず	ちょうしょうせず	chōshō sezu
Formal	嘲笑します	ちょうしょうします	chōshō shimasu
Perfective	嘲笑した	ちょうしょうした	chōshō shita
Conjunctive	嘲笑して	ちょうしょうして	chōshō shite
Hypothetical conditional	嘲笑すれば	ちょうしょうすれば	chōshō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
3. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN