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

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

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

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)

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