選美
See also: 选美
Chinese
to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect |
beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (選美) | 選 | 美 | |
| simp. (选美) | 选 | 美 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xuǎnměi [Phonetic: xuánměi]
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuǎnměi
- Wade–Giles: hsüan3-mei3
- Yale: sywǎn-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuanmeei
- Palladius: сюаньмэй (sjuanʹmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syun2 mei5
- Yale: syún méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn2 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: xun2 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn³⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-bí
- Tâi-lô: suán-bí
- Phofsit Daibuun: soafnbie
- IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
選⫽美 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to hold a beauty contest; to hold a beauty pageant