寫真

See also: 寫眞 and 写真

Chinese

to write real; true; genuine
trad. (寫真/寫眞) /
simp. (写真)

Pronunciation


Noun

寫真

  1. portrait

Verb

寫真

  1. to portray something accurately

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (寫真):

Etymology 2

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (しゃ)(しん) (shashin).

Pronunciation


Note: from Japanese pronunciation.
Note: sia-sín - from Japanese pronunciation.
  • Wu
    • (Shanghai):
      • Wugniu: 5shia-tsen
      • MiniDict: shia tsen
      • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): 2xia-tsen
      • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕia³³ t͡sən⁴⁴/

Noun

寫真

  1. photograph; photo
    性感寫真性感写真   xìnggǎn xiězhēn   sexy photos
  2. photography
Usage notes

In Japanese, (しゃ)(しん) (shashin) refers to photographs in general. However, in contemporary Chinese, 寫真写真 (xiězhēn) often carries sexual connotations, commonly associated with 寫真集写真集 (xiězhēnjí, “photo book”) which depict cheesecake models and porn starlets, a meaning absent in its original Japanese form.

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