修養

See also: 修养

Chinese

		to decorate; to embellish; to repair to decorate; to embellish; to repair; to build; to study; to write; to cultivate	give birth; keep (pets); to support give birth; keep (pets); to support; to bring sb. up; to raise (pig, etc.)
trad. (修養)		修	養
simp. (修养)		修	养

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiūyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sau¹ joeng⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siû-yông
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): siu-ióng / siu-iáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiūyǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siouyǎng
  - Wade–Giles: hsiu¹-yang³
  - Yale: syōu-yǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiouyeang
  - Palladius: сюян (sjujan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    休養／休养
    修養／修养
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: sau¹ joeng⁵
  - Yale: sāu yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sau¹ joeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: seo¹ yêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯⁵⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    修養／修养
    收養／收养
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siû-yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiu´ iong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiu¹ yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ i̯oŋ²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siû-yông
  - Hakka Romanization System: xiu´ (r)iong´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xiu¹ yong¹
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯u²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-ióng
  - Tâi-lô: siu-ióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siu'iorng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siu³³ iɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siu-iáng
  - Tâi-lô: siu-iáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siu'iarng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu⁴⁴⁻²² iaŋ⁵³/

Noun

修養

accomplishment; mastery; training
藝術修養／艺术修养 ― yìshù xiūyǎng ― artistic training
- 若細想，原來情感既是天意也是修養。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
  若细想，原来情感既是天意也是修养。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
  From: 吳若希 (Jinny Ng), 《沒結果》 (No Result), lyrics by 潘雲峰 (Sebastian Poon)
  joek⁶ sai³ soeng², jyun⁴ loi⁴ cing⁴ gam² gei³ si⁶ tin¹ ji³ jaa⁵ si⁶ sau¹ joeng⁵. [Jyutping]
  If one thinks deeply, [one would discover that] feelings are both a destiny and an accomplishment.
self-cultivation; self-improvement
(a person's) quality; sense of morals; integrity

Synonyms

(accomplishment):

作為／作为 (zuòwéi)
功成 (gōngchéng) (literary)
功業／功业 (gōngyè)
名堂 (míngtáng)
名跡／名迹 (míngjì) (literary)
成就 (chéngjiù)
成績／成绩 (chéngjì)
造詣／造诣 (zàoyì)

Verb

修養

to cultivate one's moral character; to practice self-cultivation

Synonyms

修身 (xiūshēn)

Related terms

涵養／涵养 (hányǎng)
教養／教养 (jiàoyǎng)
教育 (jiàoyù)
培養／培养 (péiyǎng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (修養):

→ Japanese: 修養(しゅうよう) (shūyō)
→ Korean: 수양(修養) (suyang)
→ Vietnamese: tu dưỡng (修養)