美化
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Chinese
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄏㄨㄚˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měihuà
- Wade–Giles: mei3-hua4
- Yale: měi-hwà
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeihuah
- Palladius: мэйхуа (mɛjxua)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ä⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 faa3
- Yale: méih fa
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 faa3
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 fa3
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ faː³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
美化
- to beautify; to embellish
- to glamorize; to describe or represent as good (something bad)
- 美化侵略戰爭／美化侵略战争 ― měihuà qīnlüèzhànzhēng ― to glamorize a war of aggression
Antonyms
Japanese
Noun
Antonyms
Verb
美化する • (bika suru) suru (stem 美化し (bika shi), past 美化した (bika shita))
- beautify
- glorify; baselessly speak well of
Conjugation
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 美化し | びかし | bika shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 美化し | びかし | bika shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 美化する | びかする | bika suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 美化する | びかする | bika suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 美化すれ | びかすれ | bika sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 美化せよ¹ 美化しろ² |
びかせよ¹ びかしろ² |
bika seyo¹ bika shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 美化される | びかされる | bika sareru | |
| Causative | 美化させる 美化さす |
びかさせる びかさす |
bika saseru bika sasu | |
| Potential | 美化できる | びかできる | bika dekiru | |
| Volitional | 美化しよう | びかしよう | bika shiyō | |
| Negative | 美化しない | びかしない | bika shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 美化せず | びかせず | bika sezu | |
| Formal | 美化します | びかします | bika shimasu | |
| Perfective | 美化した | びかした | bika shita | |
| Conjunctive | 美化して | びかして | bika shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 美化すれば | びかすれば | bika sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Conjugation of "美化する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “glorify”): 中傷 (chūshō, “slander; baselessly speak ill of”)
Korean
Noun
- hanja form? of 미화 (“beautification; glorification”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 化 |
Verb
美化
- chữ Hán form of Mĩ hoá (“to Americanize”).
Noun
美化
- chữ Hán form of Mĩ hoá (“Americanisation”).
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