脣若塗脂

See also: 唇若塗脂 and 唇若涂脂

Chinese

		lip	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to smear; daub	fat
trad. (脣若塗脂/唇若塗脂)		脣/唇	若	塗	脂
simp. (唇若涂脂)		唇	若	涂	脂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chúnruòtúzhī, chúnruòtúzhǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ, ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ joek⁶ tou⁴ zi¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chúnruòtúzhī
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chúnruòtújhih
  - Wade–Giles: chʻun²-jo⁴-tʻu²-chih¹
  - Yale: chwún-rwò-tú-jr̄
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwenruohtwujy
  - Palladius: чуньжотучжи (čunʹžotučži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chúnruòtúzhǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chúnruòtújhǐh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻun²-jo⁴-tʻu²-chih³
  - Yale: chwún-rwò-tú-jř
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwenruohtwujyy
  - Palladius: чуньжотучжи (čunʹžotučži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seon⁴ joek⁶ tou⁴ zi¹
  - Yale: sèuhn yeuhk tòuh jī
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ joek⁹ tou⁴ dzi¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sên⁴ yêg⁶ tou⁴ ji¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ jœːk̚² tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

脣若塗脂

(of lips) bright red and plump
- 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
  玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1
  Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, ráncháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]
  Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.