誇獎

See also: 夸奖

Chinese

		to boast	prize; award; encouragement
trad. (誇獎)		誇	獎
simp. (夸奖)		夸	奖

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuājiǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄚㄐㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwaa¹ zoeng²
Gan (Wiktionary): kua¹ jiong
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): khôa-chióng

(Meixian, Guangdong): kua¹ jiong³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): khoa-chióng / khoa-chiáng

(Teochew, Peng'im): kua¹ ziang³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuājiǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄚㄐㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuajiǎng
  - Wade–Giles: kʻua¹-chiang³
  - Yale: kwā-jyǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuajeang
  - Palladius: куацзян (kuaczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwaa¹ zoeng²
  - Yale: kwā jéung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwaa¹ dzoeng²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kua¹ zêng²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: kua¹ jiong
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰua⁴² t͡ɕiɔŋ²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôa-chióng
  - Hakka Romanization System: kua^ˊ jiong^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: kua¹ jiong³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯a²⁴ t͡si̯oŋ³¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: kua¹ jiong³
  - Sinological IPA: /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡siɔŋ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-chióng
  - Tâi-lô: khua-tsióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoaciorng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰua³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-chiáng
  - Tâi-lô: khua-tsiáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoaciarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaŋ⁵³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kua¹ ziang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khua tsiàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰua³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/

Verb

誇獎

(transitive) to praise; to compliment; to commend
謝謝誇獎／谢谢夸奖 ― xièxiè kuājiǎng ― thank you for the compliment

Synonyms

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名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
吹噓 / 吹嘘 (chuīxū)
吹捧 (chuīpěng)
咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
嘆 / 叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
嘆美 / 叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
嘉許 / 嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
嘆賞 / 叹赏 (tànshǎng)
捧 (pěng)
揄揚 / 揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
禮讚 / 礼赞 (lǐzàn)
稱嘆 / 称叹 (chēngtàn)
稱揚 / 称扬 (chēngyáng)
稱美 / 称美 (chēngměi) (literary)
稱許 / 称许 (chēngxǔ)
稱謂 / 称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
稱譽 / 称誉 (chēngyù) (formal)
稱讚 / 称赞 (chēngzàn)
稱賞 / 称赏 (chēngshǎng) (formal)
稱道 / 称道 (chēngdào)
稱頌 / 称颂 (chēngsòng)
表彰 (biǎozhāng)
表揚 / 表扬 (biǎoyáng)
褒揚 / 褒扬 (bāoyáng)
誇 / 夸 (kuā)
讚嘆 / 赞叹 (zàntàn)
讚揚 / 赞扬 (zànyáng)
讚美 / 赞美 (zànměi)
讚許 / 赞许 (zànxǔ)
讚頌 / 赞颂 (zànsòng)
賞 / 赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
頌讚 / 颂赞 (sòngzàn)
顯揚 / 显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)

Dialectal synonyms of 誇獎 (“to praise; to compliment”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		誇獎, 稱讚, 稱許, 讚許, 嘉許, 讚揚, 誇讚
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	誇, 誇獎, 稱讚
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	稱讚, 誇獎
Cantonese	Guangzhou	讚, 誇獎
	Hong Kong	讚
	Singapore (Guangfu)	讚, 誇獎
Gan	Nanchang	誇, 誇獎, 稱讚
Hakka	Meixian	誇, 誇獎, 誇讚, 稱讚, 讚, 讚揚
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	阿腦, 誇獎, 稱讚
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	阿腦
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	阿腦, 誇獎
Southern Min	Xiamen	呵咾
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	呵咾
	Quanzhou	呵咾
	Zhangzhou	呵咾
	Zhao'an	呵咾
	Tainan	呵咾
	Penang (Hokkien)	呵咾
	Singapore (Hokkien)	呵咾
	Manila (Hokkien)	呵咾
	Chaozhou	呵咾
	Shantou	呵咾, 誇獎, 誇, 讚揚, 稱讚
	Singapore (Teochew)	呵咾
	Leizhou	呵咾