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  hin2   jyutping
  xian3   pinyin
[1] apparent; obvious; visible; noticeable
[2] show; display; manifest; reveal
[3] prominent; illustrious; influential
[4] respectful form of address for one's forebears


Default PoS: adjective Additional PoS: verb
Stroke count: 23
Level: 3
Radical: (#181)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
顯 / 显

This word has been viewed 8632 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 24th Jan 2010 04:00

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detail  ming4 hin2  ming2 xian3 = clear, obvious, evident
detail  hin2 dak1  xian3 de5 = appear to be; seems like
detail  hin2 mei4 geng3  xian3 wei1 jing4 = microscope
detail  hin2 jin4  xian3 ran2 = obviously; evidently
detail  hin2 si6  xian3 shi4 = to show; to demonstrate; to display; to illustrate
detail  hin2 ji4 ji6 gin3  xian3 er2 yi4 jian4 = obviously; clearly
detail  hin2 zyu3  xian3 zhu4 = notable; outstanding; remarkable
detail  hin2 lou6  xian3 lu4 = appear; become visible; reveal; manifest
detail  hin2 ngaan5  xian3 yan3 = conspicuous
detail  hin2 si6 hei3  xian3 shi4 qi4 = display; monitor (computer)
See all 27 compounds (CantoDict reports 28 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 1 example containing 顯
detail 呢度住客穿著禮服為主顯赫
The residents here are all formally attired, a mark of their affluence.
[Note: this is a very formal register, and is not the kind of this you'd drop into everyday conversation.]

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: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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