炫耀

Chinese

		dazzle; to show off	brilliant; glorious
trad. (炫耀)		炫	耀
simp. #(炫耀)		炫	耀
alternative forms		眩耀 衒耀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuànyào

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁶ jiu⁶ / jyun⁴ jiu⁶

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-iāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuànyào → xuànyao (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˋ ㄧㄠˋ → ㄒㄩㄢˋ ˙ㄧㄠ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuànyåo
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan⁴-yao⁵
    • Yale: sywàn-yau
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuann.yaw
    • Palladius: сюаньяо (sjuanʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ jɑʊ̯⁵¹/ → /ɕy̯ɛn⁵¹ jɑʊ̯¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁶ jiu⁶ / jyun⁴ jiu⁶
    • Yale: yuhn yiuh / yùhn yiuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁶ jiu⁶ / jyn⁴ jiu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁶ yiu⁶ / yun⁴ yiu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²² jiːu̯²²/, /jyːn²¹ jiːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-iāu
    • Tâi-lô: hiān-iāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiexn'iau
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² iau⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ iau²²/

Verb

炫耀

1. to dazzle; to be dazzling
2. to show off; to make a display of; to flaunt

Synonyms

• (to dazzle):

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• 光照 (guāngzhào)
• 光耀 (guāngyào)
• 映照 (yìngzhào)
• 炳 (bǐng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 照射 (zhàoshè)
• 照耀 (zhàoyào)
• 照臨 / 照临 (zhàolín) (literary)
• 彪炳 (biāobǐng) (literary)
• 輝映 / 辉映 (huīyìng)

 

• (to show off):

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• 展品棒 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 展風龜 / 展风龟 (Hokkien)
• 抖落 (dǒuluò)
• 搬弄 (bānnòng)
• 炫示 (xuànshì)
• 耍 (shuǎ)
• 表現 / 表现 (biǎoxiàn)
• 誇示 / 夸示 (kuāshì) (literary)
• 賣弄 / 卖弄 (informal)
• 顯示 / 显示 (xiǎnshì)
• 顯要 / 显要 (xiǎnyào)

 

Derived terms

• 炫耀性 (xuànyàoxìng)

 

Related terms

• 誇耀／夸耀 (kuāyào)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
炫	耀
げん Hyōgai	よう Jinmeiyō
goon	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
炫燿

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) げんよー [gèń'yóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ɰ̃jo̞ː]

Noun

炫(げん)耀(よう) • (gen'yō) ^{←げんえう (gen'eu)?}

1. (literary) sparkling

Verb

炫(げん)耀(よう)する • (gen'yō suru) ^{←げんえう (gen'eu)?}intransitive suru (stem 炫(げん)耀(よう)し (gen'yō shi), past 炫(げん)耀(よう)した (gen'yō shita))

1. (literary) to sparkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of "炫耀する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	炫耀し	げんようし	gen'yō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	炫耀し	げんようし	gen'yō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	炫耀する	げんようする	gen'yō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	炫耀する	げんようする	gen'yō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	炫耀すれ	げんようすれ	gen'yō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	炫耀せよ¹ 炫耀しろ²	げんようせよ¹ げんようしろ²	gen'yō seyo¹ gen'yō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	炫耀される	げんようされる	gen'yō sareru
Causative	炫耀させる 炫耀さす	げんようさせる げんようさす	gen'yō saseru gen'yō sasu
Potential	炫耀できる	げんようできる	gen'yō dekiru
Volitional	炫耀しよう	げんようしよう	gen'yō shiyō
Negative	炫耀しない	げんようしない	gen'yō shinai
Negative continuative	炫耀せず	げんようせず	gen'yō sezu
Formal	炫耀します	げんようします	gen'yō shimasu
Perfective	炫耀した	げんようした	gen'yō shita
Conjunctive	炫耀して	げんようして	gen'yō shite
Hypothetical conditional	炫耀すれば	げんようすれば	gen'yō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative