稱美

稱美

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (稱美)		稱	美
simp. (称美)		称	美
anagram		美稱／美称

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēngměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄇㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chēngměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chengmeei
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chengměi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng1-mei3
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

稱美

1. (literary) to eulogize virtue
2. (literary) to extol; to commend; to praise

Synonyms

• (to extol):

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Synonyms of 稱美

名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese) 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū) 吹捧 (chuīpěng) 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary) 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds) 嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary) 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage) 嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ) 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary) 稱許／称许 (chēngxǔ) 稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary) 稱譽／称誉 (chēngyù) (literary) 稱讚／称赞 (chēngzàn) 稱道／称道 (chēngdào)

稱頌／称颂 (chēngsòng) 表彰 (biǎozhāng) 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng) 褒揚／褒扬 (bāoyáng) 誇獎／夸奖 (kuājiǎng) 讚嘆／赞叹 (zàntàn) 讚揚／赞扬 (zànyáng) 讚美／赞美 (zànměi) 讚許／赞许 (zànxǔ) 讚頌／赞颂 (zànsòng) 賞／赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds) 頌讚／颂赞 (sòngzàn) 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (稱美):

• → Japanese: 称(しょう)美(び) (shōbi)
• → Korean: 칭미 (稱美, chingmi)