作秀
作秀 zuò xiù ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄒㄧㄡˋ zok3 sau3
- to show off (loanword, from English "show")
- to grandstand
- to perform in a stage show
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作
- 作出 zuò chū ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄔㄨ zok3 ceot1 to put out
- 作品 zuò pǐn ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄆㄧㄣˇ zok3 ban2 work (of art)
- 作客 zuò kè ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˋ zok3 haak3 to live somewhere as a visitor; to stay with sb as a guest; to sojourn
- 作家 zuò jiā ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄐㄧㄚ zok3 gaa1 author
- 作对作對 zuò duì ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄨㄟˋ zok3 deoi3 to set oneself against
- 作废作廢 zuò fèi ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄈㄟˋ zok3 fai3 to become invalid
Idioms with these characters
- 并肩作战並肩作戰 bìng jiān zuò zhàn ㄅㄧㄥˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄢˋ bing6 gin1 zok3 zin3 (idiom) to fight side by side; (by extension) to join forces
- 俾夜作昼俾夜作晝 bǐ yè zuò zhòu ㄅㄧˇ ㄧㄝˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄡˋ bei2 je6 zok3 zau3 lit. to make night as day (idiom); fig. to burn the midnight oil
- 俾昼作夜俾晝作夜 bǐ zhòu zuò yè ㄅㄧˇ ㄓㄡˋ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄝˋ bei2 zau3 zok3 je6 to make day as night (idiom, from Book of Songs); fig. to prolong one's pleasure regardless of the hour
- 从中作梗從中作梗 cóng zhōng zuò gěng ㄘㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄥˇ (idiom) to deliberately create obstacles; to obstruct from behind the scenes; to throw a wrench in the works
- 当家作主當家作主 dāng jiā zuò zhǔ ㄉㄤ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄨˇ dong1 gaa1 zok3 zyu2 to be in charge in one's own house (idiom)
- 后起之秀後起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧˇ ㄓ ㄒㄧㄡˋ hau6 hei2 zi1 sau3 (idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
- 山明水秀 shān míng shuǐ xiù ㄕㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ saan1 ming4 seoi2 sau3 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
- 山清水秀 shān qīng shuǐ xiù ㄕㄢ ㄑㄧㄥ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄡˋ saan1 cing1 seoi2 sau3 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
- 秀色可餐 xiù sè kě cān ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄘㄢ sau3 sik1 ho2 caan1 a feast for the eyes (idiom)
- 秀外慧中 xiù wài huì zhōng ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄨㄞˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ ㄓㄨㄥ sau3 ngoi6 wai6 zung1 good-looking and intelligent (idiom)