楚楚
Chinese
distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname |
distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname | ||
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| simp. and trad. (楚楚) |
楚 | 楚 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chǔchǔ [Phonetic: chúchǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǔchǔ
- Wade–Giles: chʻu3-chʻu3
- Yale: chǔ-chǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuchuu
- Palladius: чучу (čuču)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: co2 co2
- Yale: chó chó
- Cantonese Pinyin: tso2 tso2
- Guangdong Romanization: co2 co2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-chhú
- Hakka Romanization System: cuˋ cuˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: cu3 cu3
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
Adjective
楚楚
- neat and tidy
- 蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Fúyóu zhī yǔ, yīshang chǔchǔ. [Pinyin]
- The wings of the ephemera,
Are robes, bright and splendid.
- delicate; dainty
- outstanding; brilliant
- miserable; sad