恭維

See also: 恭维

Chinese

		respectful	to preserve; to maintain; to hold together to preserve; to maintain; to hold together; dimension
trad. (恭維)		恭	維
simp. (恭维)		恭	维
variant forms		恭惟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōngwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ wai⁴
Min Nan (POJ): kiong-ûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: gōngwéi → gōngwei (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄨㄟˊ → ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gong.wei
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/ → /kʊŋ⁵⁵ u̯eɪ̯²/
  - Homophones:
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    宮闈／宫闱
    恭維／恭维
    攻圍／攻围
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: gung¹ wai⁴
  - Yale: gūng wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ wei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
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    宮闈／宫闱
    恭維／恭维
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: kiong-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiong'uii
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ³³ ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ui¹³/

Verb

恭維

to flatter; to compliment

Synonyms

Synonyms of 恭維

奉承 (fèngchéng)
巴結／巴结 (bājie)
拍馬／拍马 (pāimǎ) (colloquial)
拍馬屁／拍马屁 (pāimǎpì) (colloquial)
討好／讨好 (tǎohǎo)
諂媚／谄媚 (chǎnmèi)

諂諛／谄谀 (chǎnyú) (literary)
趨奉／趋奉 (qūfèng)
趨附／趋附 (qūfù)
逢迎 (féngyíng) (literary)
阿諛／阿谀 (ēyú) (literary)

Derived terms

不敢恭維／不敢恭维
恭維話／恭维话

臭恭維／臭恭维

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