掃興

See also: 扫兴

Chinese

		broom; to sweep	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
trad. (掃興)		掃	興
simp. (扫兴)		扫	兴

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sǎoxìng, sàoxìng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ, ㄙㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sou³ hing³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sàu-hèng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sǎoxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˇ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǎosìng
    • Wade–Giles: sao³-hsing⁴
    • Yale: sǎu-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: saoshinq
    • Palladius: саосин (saosin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sàoxìng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sàosìng
    • Wade–Giles: sao⁴-hsing⁴
    • Yale: sàu-syìng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sawshinq
    • Palladius: саосин (saosin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sou³ hing³
    • Yale: sou hing
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sou³ hing³
    • Guangdong Romanization: sou³ hing³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sou̯³³ hɪŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sàu-hèng
    • Tâi-lô: sàu-hìng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sao'hexng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sau²¹⁻⁵³ hiɪŋ²¹/

Verb

掃興

1. to be disappointed; to be dispirited; to feel dejected; to have one's spirits dampened

Synonyms

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• 喪氣 / 丧气
• 嘔興 / 呕兴 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 失望 (shīwàng)
• 慼心 / 戚心 (“chheh-sim”) (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 敗興 / 败兴 (bàixìng)
• 死空 (Hokkien)
• 死窟 (Hokkien)
• 死蕩蕩 / 死荡荡 (Quanzhou Hokkien)
• 氣餒 / 气馁 (qìněi)
• 洩勁 / 泄劲 (xièjìn)
• 洩氣 / 泄气 (xièqì)
• 灰心 (huīxīn)
• 無望 / 无望 (wúwàng)
• 絕望 / 绝望 (juéwàng)

 

Antonyms

• 高興／高兴 (gāoxìng)