亭亭玉立

Chinese

		towering; standing straight; standing upright towering; standing straight; standing upright; far; distant
simp. and trad. (亭亭玉立)		亭亭	玉立

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíngtíngyùlì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶ / ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ laap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tíngtíngyùlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tíngtíngyùlì
  - Wade–Giles: tʻing²-tʻing²-yü⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: tíng-tíng-yù-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngtyngyuhlih
  - Palladius: тинтинъюйли (tintinʺjujli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶ / ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ laap⁶
  - Yale: tìhng tìhng yuhk lahp / tìhng tìhng yuhk laahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ lap⁹ / ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ laap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ leb⁶ / ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ lab⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/, /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² laːp̚²/

Idiom

亭亭玉立

(of a woman) slender and elegant
(of plants) tall and straight

Synonyms

婷婷玉立
玉立亭亭