陌生

Chinese

		raised path; street	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
simp. and trad. (陌生)		陌	生

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mòshēng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶ sang¹
Min Nan (POJ): bia̍k-sng / be̍k-seng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: mòshēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄕㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mohsheng
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶ sang¹
  - Yale: mahk sāng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹ sang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶ seng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚² sɐŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bia̍k-sng
  - Tâi-lô: bia̍k-sng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: biagsngf
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biak̚²⁴⁻²² sŋ̍³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k-seng
  - Tâi-lô: bi̍k-sing
  - Phofsit Daibuun: begsefng
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪk̚⁴⁻³² ɕiɪŋ⁴⁴/

Adjective

陌生

unfamiliar; strange; unknown

一個陌生的地方 / 一个陌生的地方 ― yīge mòshēng de dìfāng ― an unfamiliar place

一個陌生女人的來信 [MSC, trad.]
一个陌生女人的来信 [MSC, simp.]
yīge mòshēng nǚrén de láixìn [Pinyin]
a letter from an unknown woman

Synonyms

不懂 (bùdǒng)
不明 (bùmíng) (literary)
不知 (bùzhī)
不知道 (bùzhīdào)
不解 (bùjiě)

唔知 (Cantonese)
毋知 (Min Nan, Hakka)
毋知影 (Min Nan)
生份 (Min Nan)
生疏 (shēngshū)

Antonyms

Antonyms of 陌生

了解 (liǎojiě)
懂 (dǒng)
懂得 (dǒngde)
把握 (bǎwò)
掌握 (zhǎngwò)
明白 (míngbai)
明瞭／明了 (míngliǎo)
曉得／晓得 (xiǎode)
會悟／会悟 (huìwù) (literary)
洞悉 (dòngxī)
清楚 (qīngchu)
熟悉 (shúxī)
理會／理会 (lǐhuì)
理解 (lǐjiě)

瞭悟／了悟 (liǎowù) (literary)
瞭然／了然 (liǎorán)
知影 (Min Nan)
知曉／知晓 (zhīxiǎo)
知道 (zhīdào)
覺悟／觉悟 (juéwù)
認識／认识 (rènshi)
諳曉／谙晓 (ānxiǎo) (literary)
通曉／通晓 (tōngxiǎo)
通達／通达 (tōngdá)
領悟／领悟 (lǐngwù)
領會／领会 (lǐnghuì)
領略／领略 (lǐnglüè)

Derived terms

陌生人 (mòshēngrén)

陌生客

See also

陌路 (mòlù)

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