修養

See also: 修养

Chinese

		to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring someone up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (修養)		修	養
simp. (修养)		修	养

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiūyǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ joeng⁵
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siû-yông
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siu-ióng / siu-iáng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiūyǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡ ㄧㄤˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siouyǎng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-yang³
    • Yale: syōu-yǎng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouyeang
    • Palladius: сюян (sjujan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 休養／休养 修養／修养

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sau¹ joeng⁵
    • Yale: sāu yéuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ joeng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ yêng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 修養／修养 收養／收养

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siû-yông
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiu^ˊ iong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiu¹ yong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯oŋ²⁴/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siû-yông
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiu^ˊ (r)iong^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiu¹ yong¹
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-ióng
    • Tâi-lô: siu-ióng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'iorng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu³³ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-iáng
    • Tâi-lô: siu-iáng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siu'iarng
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ⁵³/

Noun

修養

1. accomplishment; mastery; training

   藝術修養／艺术修养  ―  yìshù xiūyǎng  ―  artistic training

   • 若細想，原來情感既是天意也是修養。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     若细想，原来情感既是天意也是修养。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 吳若希 (Jinny Ng), 《沒結果》 (No Result), lyrics by 潘雲峰 (Sebastian Poon)

     joek⁶ sai³ soeng², jyun⁴ loi⁴ cing⁴ gam² gei³ si⁶ tin¹ ji³ jaa⁵ si⁶ sau¹ joeng⁵. [Jyutping]

     If one thinks deeply, [one would discover that] feelings are both a destiny and an accomplishment.

2. self-cultivation; self-improvement
3. (a person's) quality; sense of morals; integrity

Synonyms

• (accomplishment):

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• 作為／作为 (zuòwéi)
• 功成 (gōngchéng) (literary)
• 功業／功业 (gōngyè)
• 名堂 (míngtáng)
• 名跡／名迹 (míngjì) (literary)
• 成就 (chéngjiù)
• 成績／成绩 (chéngjì)
• 造詣／造诣 (zàoyì)

 

Verb

修養

1. to cultivate one's moral character; to practice self-cultivation

Synonyms

• 修身 (xiūshēn)

Related terms

• 涵養／涵养 (hányǎng)
• 教養／教养 (jiàoyǎng)
• 教育 (jiàoyù)
• 培養／培养 (péiyǎng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (修養):

• → Japanese: 修養(しゅうよう) (shūyō)
• → Korean: 수양(修養) (suyang)
• → Vietnamese: tu dưỡng (修養)