派手 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gaudy adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
- Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- loud adj Producing a lot of sound; not quiet.
- ostentatious adj Showy or over-the-top, designed mainly to impress or attract attention.
- showy adj Flashy or attracting a lot of attention, often in an exaggerated way.
Senses
派手 is used for these senses in English:
- gaudy Very showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- gay (dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.
- loud (of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
- ostentatious Of ostentation.
- showy (informal, chiefly of a literary work) Inclined to showing (by conveying an impression so that events are described in the narrative), instead of telling (by explicitly stating facts).
gaudy — full definition
- adj Showy or overdecorated to the point of looking cheap or tasteless.
- noun In British university tradition, a reunion dinner or feast held by an Oxford college for its former students.
Gay — full definition
- adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- adj Happy, carefree, and full of fun (an older, still-used sense, especially in older writing).
- noun A homosexual person, especially a man.