美人兒
Chinese
| beautiful; beauty; America | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (美人兒) | 美 | 人兒 | |
| simp. (美人儿) | 美 | 人儿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: měirénr
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄖㄣˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měirénr
- Wade–Giles: mei3-jên2-ʼrh
- Yale: měi-rénr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeirel
- Palladius: мэйжэньр (mɛjžɛnʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐəɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
美人兒
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 美女 (“beautiful woman”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 美女, 美人, 佳人, 佳麗, 麗人, 紅顏, 嬋娟, 尤物 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美女, 美人, 佳人, 尤物 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 美人兒 |
| Taiwan | 美女 | |
| Singapore | 美女 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靚女 |
| Hong Kong | 靚女 | |
| Taishan | 靚女 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 靚女 | |
| Dongguan | 靚女 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 靚女 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 靚女 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 標緻妹仔, 靚妹仔, 靚女 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 靚女 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 媠查某 |
| Xiamen (Tong'an) | 媠查某 | |
| Quanzhou | 媠查某 | |
| Anxi | 媠查某 | |
| Zhangzhou | 媠查某 | |
| Zhao'an | 媠查某 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 媠查某, 俏母 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 媠查某 | |
| Shantou | 雅諸娘 | |
| Jieyang | 雅諸娘, 雅儂 | |
| Leizhou | 顯娘 | |
| Wenchang | 靚母 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 靚母 | |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 靚妹 |