貌似

貌似

Chinese

		appearance	to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble
simp. and trad. (貌似)		貌	似

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màosì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁶ ci⁵
• Min Nan (POJ): bāu-sǐr / māu-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: màosì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawsyh
    • IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau⁶ ci⁵
    • Yale: maauh chíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁶ tsi⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao⁶ qi⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /mäːu̯²² t͡sʰiː¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāu-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: bāu-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /baʊ⁴¹⁻²² sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māu-sū
    • Tâi-lô: māu-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mauxsu
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /mãʊ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Verb

貌似

1. to appear to be; to seem as if

Adverb

貌似

1. seemingly; in appearance; looking like; apparently

Usage notes

貌似 (màosì) is often used when that which is being referred to may not be what it seems.

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 貌似

似 (sì) 似乎 (sìhū) 像 (xiàng) 像是 (xiàngshì) 儼然／俨然 (yǎnrán) 好像 (hǎoxiàng) 如同 (rútóng) 宛 (wǎn) 宛然 (wǎnrán) 宛若 (wǎnruò) (literary) 彷彿／仿佛 (fǎngfú) 敢若 (Min Nan) 敢若是 (Min Nan) 甲像 (Min Nan) 甲像是 (Min Nan) 甲親像／甲亲像 (Min Nan)

看上去 (kànshàngqù) 看似 (kànsì) 看來／看来 (kànlái) 看樣子／看样子 (kànyàngzi) 看起來／看起来 (kànqilai) 若 (ruò) 若像 (Min Nan) 若親像／若亲像 (Min Nan) 表面上 (biǎomiànshang) 親像／亲像 (Hakka, Min Nan) 象 (xiàng) 較像／较像 (Min Nan) 較像是／较像是 (Min Nan) 較親像／较亲像 (Min Nan) 顯得／显得 (xiǎnde)