貌似

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): màosì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): maau⁶ ci⁵
Min Nan (POJ): bāu-sǐr / māu-sū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: màosì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄠˋ ㄙˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mawsyh
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sz̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: maau⁶ ci⁵
  - Yale: maauh chíh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: maau⁶ tsi⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: mao⁶ qi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /mɑːu̯²² t͡sʰiː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāu-sǐr
  - Tâi-lô: bāu-sǐr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /baʊ⁴¹⁻²² sɯ²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: māu-sū
  - Tâi-lô: māu-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mauxsu
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /mãʊ²²⁻²¹ su²²/

Verb

貌似

to appear to be; to seem as if

Adverb

貌似

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

Synonyms of 貌似

似 (sì)
似乎 (sìhū)
像是 (xiàngshì)
儼然／俨然 (yǎnrán)
好像 (hǎoxiàng)
宛 (wǎn)
宛然 (wǎnrán)
宛若 (wǎnruò) (literary)
彷彿／仿佛 (fǎngfú)

看上去 (kànshàngqù)
看似 (kànsì)
看樣子／看样子 (kànyàngzi)
看起來／看起来 (kànqilai)
若 (ruò)
表面上 (biǎomiànshang)
象 (xiàng)
顯得／显得 (xiǎnde)

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