像樣

Chinese

		(look) like; similar (to); appearance (look) like; similar (to); appearance; to appear; to seem; image; portrait; resemble; seem	manner; pattern; way manner; pattern; way; appearance; shape
trad. (像樣)		像	樣
simp. (像样)		像	样

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiàngyàng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhiong-yong
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhiūⁿ-iūⁿ / chhiǔⁿ-iūⁿ / chhiōⁿ-iōⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngyàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyàng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-yang⁴
  - Yale: syàng-yàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyanq
  - Palladius: сянъян (sjanʺjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (像樣兒 / 像样儿)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngyàngr
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄤˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyàngr
  - Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-yang⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: syàng-yàngr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqyanql
  - Palladius: сянъянр (sjanʺjanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑ̃ɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
  - Yale: jeuhng yéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ joeng^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ yêng^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² jœːŋ²²⁻³⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiong-yong
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiong iong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiong⁴ yong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯oŋ⁵⁵ i̯oŋ⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhiong-yong
  - Hakka Romanization System: qiong (r)iong
  - Hagfa Pinyim: qiong⁴ yong⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi̯oŋ⁵⁵ (j)i̯oŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-iūⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-iūnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chviux'viu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ iũ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-iūⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-iūnn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²² iũ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-iōⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-iōnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chvioix'vioi
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ iɔ̃²²/

Adjective

像樣

presentable; decent; up to par

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 似樣／似样

Derived terms

不像樣 / 不像样 (bùxiàngyàng)