作秀

Chinese

		to do; to make	show
trad. (作秀)		作	秀
simp. ^#(作秀)		作	秀

Etymology

From 作 (zuò, “to do; to make”) + English show.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuòxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ sau³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chok-siù

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuòxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuòsiòu
  - Wade–Giles: tso⁴-hsiu⁴
  - Yale: dzwò-syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohshiow
  - Palladius: цзосю (czosju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ sau³
  - Yale: jok sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zog³ seo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-siù
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-siù
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoksiux
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ siu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ siu²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ siu²¹/

Verb

作秀

to put on a show
to do a publicity stunt
to grandstand; to do something for show

Synonyms

做秀 (zuòxiù)
(show): (Cantonese) 做騷／做骚

Derived terms

作秀公審／作秀公审 (zuòxiù gōngshěn)

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