雅稱

See also: 雅称

Chinese

		elegant	to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable
trad. (雅稱)		雅	稱
simp. (雅称)		雅	称

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎchēng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ cing¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎchēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎcheng
  - Wade–Giles: ya³-chʻêng¹
  - Yale: yǎ-chēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeacheng
  - Palladius: ячэн (jačɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngaa⁵ cing¹
  - Yale: ngáh chīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ tsing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ qing¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

雅稱

elegant name or form of address

Usage notes

An example of a yacheng is 書齋／书斋 (shūzhāi), "study" (as in a room for reading or writing), its more common term being 書房／书房 (shūfáng).