貌似

Chinese

		appearance	to seem; to appear; similar to seem; to appear; similar; like; to resemble
trad. (貌似)		貌	似
simp. #(貌似)		貌	似

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màosì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁶ ci⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bāu-sǐr / māu-sū

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màosì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màosìh
    • Wade–Giles: mao⁴-ssŭ⁴
    • Yale: màu-sz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawsyh
    • Palladius: маосы (maosy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: maau⁶ ci⁵
    • Yale: maauh chíh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁶ tsi⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: mao⁶ qi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /maːu̯²² t͡sʰiː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāu-sǐr
    • Tâi-lô: bāu-sǐr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bau⁴¹⁻²² sɯ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māu-sū
    • Tâi-lô: māu-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mauxsu
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /mãu²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Verb

貌似

1. to appear to be; to seem as if

Adverb

貌似

1. seemingly; in appearance; looking like; apparently

Usage notes

貌似 (màosì) is often used when that which is being referred to may not be what it seems.

Synonyms

• 不啻 (bùchì) (literary)
• 似 (ci⁵) (Cantonese, Classical Chinese)
• 似乎 (sìhū)
• 似如 (si⁴ y²) (Xiang)
• 像 (xiàng)
• 像係／像系 (Hakka)
• 像是 (xiàngshì)
• 儼如／俨如 (yǎnrú) (literary)
• 儼然／俨然 (yǎnrán)
• 儼若／俨若 (yǎnruò) (literary)
• 勝如／胜如 (⁵sen-zy) (Wu)
• 好似 (hǎosì)
• 好像 (hǎoxiàng)
• 如同 (rútóng)
• 好比 (hǎobǐ)
• 宛 (Classical Chinese, or compounds only)
• 宛如 (wǎnrú) (literary)
• 宛然 (wǎnrán) (literary)
• 宛若 (wǎnruò) (literary)
• 就像 (jiùxiàng)
• 彷彿／仿佛 (fǎngfú)
• 忽如 (hūrú) (literary)
• 恍若 (huǎngruò)
• 敢若 (Hokkien)
• 敢若是 (Hokkien)
• 𣍐輸／𫧃输 (bē-su) (Hokkien)
• 有如 (yǒurú) (formal)
• 猶似／犹似 (yóusì) (literary)
• 猶像／犹像 (yóuxiàng) (literary)
• 猶如／犹如 (yóurú) (formal)
• 甲像 (Hokkien)
• 甲像是 (Hokkien)
• 甲親像／甲亲像 (Hokkien)
• 看上去 (kàn shàngqù)
• 看似 (kànsì)
• 看來／看来 (kànlái)
• 看樣子／看样子 (kànyàngzi)
• 看起來／看起来 (kànqilai)
• 若 (Classical Chinese, or compounds only)
• 若像 (Hokkien)
• 若親像／若亲像 (Hokkien)
• 表面上 (biǎomiànshang)
• 親像／亲像 (Hakka, Hokkien)
• 象 (xiàng)
• 賽可／赛可 (Ningbonese)
• 較像／较像 (Hokkien)
• 較像是／较像是 (Hokkien)
• 較親像／较亲像 (Hokkien)
• 顯得／显得 (xiǎnde)