# 誇獎
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): kuājiǎng
    (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): kwaa$^1$ zoeng$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): kua$^1$ jiong
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): khôa-chióng
    (Meixian, Guangdong): kua$^1$ jiong$^3$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): khoa-chióng / khoa-chiáng
    (Teochew, Peng'im): kua$^1$ ziang$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: kuājiǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄚ ㄐㄧㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: kuajiǎng
*** Wade–Giles: kʻua$^1$-chiang$^3$
*** Yale: kwā-jyǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuajeang
*** Palladius: куацзян (kuaczjan)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰu̯ä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: kwaa$^1$ zoeng$^2$
*** Yale: kwā jéung
*** Cantonese Pinyin: kwaa$^1$ dzoeng$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: kua$^1$ zêng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʷʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: kua$^1$ jiong
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰua⁴² t͡ɕiɔŋ²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khôa-chióng
*** Hakka Romanization System: kua$^ˊ$ jiong$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: kua$^1$ jiong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰu̯a²⁴ t͡si̯oŋ³¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: kua$^1$ jiong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³⁵ t͡siɔŋ³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-chióng
*** Tâi-lô: khua-tsióng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoaciorng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰua³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoa-chiáng
*** Tâi-lô: khua-tsiáng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoaciarng
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaŋ⁵³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: kua$^1$ ziang$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khua tsiàng
*** Sinological IPA : /kʰua³³⁻²³ t͡siaŋ²¹³/

### Verb

誇獎
* (transitive) to praise; to compliment; to commend
    謝謝誇獎／谢谢夸奖 ― xièxiè kuājiǎng ― thank you for the compliment

#### Synonyms

* 名目 (míngmù) (Classical Chinese)
* 吹噓／吹嘘 (chuīxū)
* 吹捧 (chuīpěng)
* 咨嗟 (zījiē) (literary)
* 嘆／叹 (tàn) (literary, or in compounds)
* 嘉勉 (jiāmiǎn) (formal, to praise and encourage)
* 嘆美／叹美 (tànměi) (literary)
* 嘉許／嘉许 (jiāxǔ)
* 嘆賞／叹赏 (tànshǎng)
* 捧 (pěng)
* 揄揚／揄扬 (yúyáng) (literary)
* 禮讚／礼赞 (lǐzàn)
* 稱嘆／称叹 (chēngtàn)
* 稱揚／称扬 (chēngyáng)
* 稱美／称美 (chēngměi) (literary)
* 稱許／称许 (chēngxǔ)
* 稱謂／称谓 (chēngwèi) (literary)
* 稱譽／称誉 (chēngyù) (formal)
* 稱讚／称赞 (chēngzàn)
* 稱賞／称赏 (chēngshǎng) (formal)
* 稱道／称道 (chēngdào)
* 稱頌／称颂 (chēngsòng)
* 表彰 (biǎozhāng)
* 表揚／表扬 (biǎoyáng)
* 褒揚／褒扬 (bāoyáng)
* 誇／夸 (kuā)
* 讚嘆／赞叹 (zàntàn)
* 讚揚／赞扬 (zànyáng)
* 讚美／赞美 (zànměi)
* 讚許／赞许 (zànxǔ)
* 讚頌／赞颂 (zànsòng)
* 賞／赏 (shǎng) (literary, or in compounds)
* 頌讚／颂赞 (sòngzàn)
* 顯揚／显扬 (xiǎnyáng) (literary)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 誇獎, 稱讚, 稱許, 讚許, 嘉許, 讚揚, 誇讚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 誇, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 稱讚, 誇獎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 讚, 誇獎 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 讚 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 讚, 誇獎 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 誇, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 誇, 誇獎, 誇讚, 稱讚, 讚, 讚揚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 阿𧩣, 誇獎, 稱讚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 安哢, 誇獎 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 呵咾, 誇獎, 誇, 讚揚, 稱讚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 呵咾 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 呵咾 |