勢利眼

See also: 势利眼

Chinese

		acting snobbishly towards the poor and obsequiously towards the rich; behaving differently towards others based on their wealth	eye
trad. (勢利眼)		勢利	眼
simp. (势利眼)		势利	眼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shìliyǎn, shìlìyǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄢˇ, ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sai³ lei⁶ ngaan⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìliyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊yǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁵-yen³
  - Yale: shr̀-li-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.liyean
  - Palladius: шилиянь (šilijanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìliyǎnr
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄧㄢˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhli̊yǎnr
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁵-yen³-ʼrh
  - Yale: shr̀-li-yǎnr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.liyeal
  - Palladius: шилияньр (šilijanʹr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ li¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shìlìyǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shìhlìyǎn
  - Wade–Giles: shih⁴-li⁴-yen³
  - Yale: shr̀-lì-yǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhlihyean
  - Palladius: шилиянь (šilijanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sai³ lei⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Yale: sai leih ngáahn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sai³ lei⁶ ngaan⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sei³ léi⁶ ngan⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐi̯³³ lei̯²² ŋaːn¹³/

Adjective

勢利眼

acting snobbishly towards the poor and obsequiously towards the rich; behaving differently towards others based on their wealth (often being selfishly concerned with gaining advantages for oneself)

Noun

勢利眼

person who acts snobbishly towards the poor and obsequiously towards the rich

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