表現

表現

See also: 表现

Chinese

		surface; exterior; to watch surface; exterior; to watch; to show; express; an example; a list or table; a meter; a watch; chart; external	appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current
trad. (表現)		表	現
simp. (表现)		表	现

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): biǎoxiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): biu² jin⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): péu-hien / péu-hian
• Min Nan (POJ): piáu-hiān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: biǎoxiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beaushiann
    • IPA ^(key): /pi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: biu² jin⁶
    • Yale: bíu yihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: biu² jin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: biu² yin⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /piːu̯³⁵ jiːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: péu-hien
    • Hakka Romanization System: beu` hien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: beu<sup>3</sup> hian<sup>4</sup>
    • IPA: /peu̯³¹ hi̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: péu-hian
    • Hakka Romanization System: beu` hian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: beu³ hian⁴
    • IPA: /peu̯³¹ hi̯an⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: piáu-hiān
    • Tâi-lô: piáu-hiān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: piaw'hien
    • IPA (Xiamen): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /piaʊ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /piaʊ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /piaʊ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ hiɛn³³/

Verb

表現

1. to show; to display; to manifest
2. to express
3. to perform; to exhibit

   表現優異 / 表现优异  ―  biǎoxiàn yōuyì  ―  to excel

4. to show off

Synonyms

• (to show): 披露 (pīlù)

Noun

表現

1. expression
2. manifestation

   • 但這孩子卻也有可敬的地方：他的從容，他的沉默，他的獨斷獨行，他的一去不回頭，都是力的表現，都是強者適者的表現。決不婆婆媽媽的，決不粘粘搭搭的，一針見血，一刀兩斷，這正是白種人之所以為白種人。 [MSC, trad.]
     但这孩子却也有可敬的地方：他的从容，他的沉默，他的独断独行，他的一去不回头，都是力的表现，都是强者适者的表现。决不婆婆妈妈的，决不粘粘搭搭的，一针见血，一刀两断，这正是白种人之所以为白种人。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清 (Zhu Ziqing), 《白種人——上帝的驕子》

     Dàn zhè háizi què yě yǒu kějìng de dìfang: tā de cóngróng, tā de chénmò, tā de dúduàndúxíng, tā de yī qù bù huítóu, dōu shì lì de biǎoxiàn, dōu shì qiángzhě shìzhě de biǎoxiàn. Juébù pópomāma de, juébù niánniándādā de, yīzhēnjiànxiě, yīdāoliǎngduàn, zhè zhèngshì báizhǒngrén zhī suǒ yǐ wéi báizhǒngrén. [Pinyin]

     But there was something about the child that could be respected. His leisurely way, his reticence, his arbitrariness, his way of walking ahead without looking back. These were manifestations of his power, the power of the strongest, of the fittest. The child was, by no means, overly careful, or irresolute. The child could hit the nail on the head and make a clean break. The child was a quintessential Caucasian.

3. performance (at school, work, etc.)

Derived terms

表現主義／表现主义 (biǎoxiànzhǔyì)

表現力／表现力 (biǎoxiànlì)

Related terms

• 表達／表达 (biǎodá)
• 表示 (biǎoshì)
• 體現／体现 (tǐxiàn)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
表	現
ひょう Grade: 3	げん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

表現 (hiragana ひょうげん, rōmaji hyōgen)

1. expression (by words, facial, attitude)
2. representation (of art, play, music)
3. performance (of actor, player, ...)

Compounds

• 表 (ひょう)現 (げん)主 (しゅ)義 (ぎ) (hyōgenshugi)
• 表 (ひょう)現 (げん)派 (は) (hyōgenha)

Verb

表現する (suru conjugation, hiragana ひょうげんする, rōmaji hyōgen suru)

1. express

Conjugation

Conjugation of "表現する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	表現し	ひょうげんし	hyōgen shi
Continuative (連用形)	表現し	ひょうげんし	hyōgen shi
Terminal (終止形)	表現する	ひょうげんする	hyōgen suru
Attributive (連体形)	表現する	ひょうげんする	hyōgen suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	表現すれ	ひょうげんすれ	hyōgen sure
Imperative (命令形)	表現せよ¹ 表現しろ²	ひょうげんせよ¹ ひょうげんしろ²	hyōgen seyo¹ hyōgen shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	表現される	ひょうげんされる	hyōgen sareru
Causative	表現させる 表現さす	ひょうげんさせる ひょうげんさす	hyōgen saseru hyōgen sasu
Potential	表現できる	ひょうげんできる	hyōgen dekiru
Volitional	表現しよう	ひょうげんしよう	hyōgen shiyō
Negative	表現しない	ひょうげんしない	hyōgen shinai
Negative continuative	表現せず	ひょうげんせず	hyōgen sezu
Formal	表現します	ひょうげんします	hyōgen shimasu
Perfective	表現した	ひょうげんした	hyōgen shita
Conjunctive	表現して	ひょうげんして	hyōgen shite
Hypothetical conditional	表現すれば	ひょうげんすれば	hyōgen sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

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Korean

Hanja in this term
表	現

Noun

表現 • (pyohyeon) (hangeul 표현)

1. Hanja form^? of 표현 (“expression”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
表	現

Noun

表現

1. Hán tự form of biểu hiện (“expression, manifestation; to express”).