美女
Chinese
| beautiful pretty lovely |
woman girl | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (美女) | 美 | 女 | |
| simp. #(美女) | 美 | 女 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): mei5 neoi5
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mî-ńg
- Eastern Min (BUC): mī-nṳ̄
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5me-gniu
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: měinǚ [Phonetic: méinǚ]
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: měinyǔ
- Wade–Giles: mei3-nü3
- Yale: měi-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeineu
- Palladius: мэйнюй (mɛjnjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mei5 neoi5
- Yale: méih néuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mei5 noey5
- Guangdong Romanization: méi5 nêu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /mei̯¹³ nɵy̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mî-ńg
- Hakka Romanization System: miˊ ngˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mi1 ng3
- Sinological IPA: /mi²⁴ ŋ̍³¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-lú
- Tâi-lô: bí-lú
- Phofsit Daibuun: byluo
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lu⁴¹/
- IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-lír
- Tâi-lô: bí-lír
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-lí
- Tâi-lô: bí-lí
- Phofsit Daibuun: bylie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ li⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou, Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ li⁵³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: mui2 neng2
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: múi nṳ́ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /mui⁵²⁻³⁵ nɯŋ⁵²⁻²¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Noun
美女
- beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady
- 美女與野獸／美女与野兽 ― měinǚ yǔ yěshòu ― beauty and the beast
- A polite term of address to any woman: miss; ma'am; honey
Synonyms
- (beautiful woman):
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 |
Coordinate terms
Derived terms
- 網路美女 / 网路美女
- 美女如雲 / 美女如云
- 美女破舌
- 美女簪花
- 美女蛤 (měinǚ gé)
Related terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 女 |
| び Grade: 3 |
じょ Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
/bidjo/ → /bid͡ʑjo/ → /biʑo/
From Middle Chinese 美女 (MC mijX nrjoX). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
Noun
See also
- 眠れる森の美女 (Nemureru Mori no Bijo): Sleeping Beauty
- 美男 (binan): a beautiful man
- 美少女 (bishōjo): a beautiful girl
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 女 |
Noun
美女 • (minyeo) (hangeul 미녀)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 美 | 女 |
Noun
美女