虛偽

See also: 虚偽

Chinese

		devoid of content; void; false devoid of content; void; false; empty; vain	false; fake; forged false; fake; forged; bogus
trad. (虛偽/虛僞)		虛	偽/僞
simp. (虚伪)		虚	伪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xūwěi, xūwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˇ, ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): heoi¹ ngai⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): hui¹ ngai⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hu-gūi / hir-gûi / hi-gūi / hi-gûi / hu-ūi / hir-ûi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): he¹ ngui⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shiu-we

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuwěi
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-wei³
    • Yale: syū-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuwoei
    • Palladius: сюйвэй (sjujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xūwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuwèi
    • Wade–Giles: hsü¹-wei⁴
    • Yale: syū-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuwey
    • Palladius: сюйвэй (sjujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi¹ ngai⁶
    • Yale: hēui ngaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey¹ ngai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu¹ ngei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯⁵⁵ ŋɐi̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: hui¹ ngai⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hui³³ ᵑɡai³²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-gūi
    • Tâi-lô: hu-guī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'gui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² ɡui²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-gûi
    • Tâi-lô: hir-guî
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ ɡui²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-gūi
    • Tâi-lô: hi-guī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'gui
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁴⁴⁻²² ɡui²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡui³³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hi-gûi
    • Tâi-lô: hi-guî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hi'guii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡui²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hi⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡui²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hu-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: hu-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hu'ui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hu⁴⁴⁻²² ui²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hir-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: hir-uî
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ³³ ui²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: he¹ ngui⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hṳ ngŭi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɯ³³⁻²³ ŋui³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹shiu-we
    • MiniDict: shiu^平 we
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xy-hhue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕy⁵⁵ ɦue²¹/

Adjective

虛偽

1. fake; hypocritical; sham; artificial; deceptive

Synonyms

• 偽善／伪善 (wěishàn, wèishàn)

Antonyms

• 誠實／诚实 (chéngshí)
• 老實／老实 (lǎoshí)

Related terms

• 誠偽／诚伪 (chéngwěi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (虛偽):

• → Japanese: 虚(きょ)偽(ぎ) (kyogi); 虚(こ)偽(ぎ) (kogi)
• → Korean: 허위(虛僞) (heowi)