靚女
Chinese
Etymology 1
| make up (face) | female; woman; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (靚女) | 靚 | 女 | |
| simp. (靓女) | 靓 | 女 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: liàngnǚ
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: liàngnyǔ
- Wade–Giles: liang4-nü3
- Yale: lyàng-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianqneu
- Palladius: ляннюй (ljannjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: leng3 neoi5-2
- Yale: leng néui
- Cantonese Pinyin: leng3 noey5-2
- Guangdong Romanization: léng3 nêu5-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɛːŋ³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: liang1 nui2
- Sinological IPA (key): /liaŋ³³ ⁿdui⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
Noun
靚女
- (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) beautiful woman or girl; beauty; lovely lady (Classifier: 個／个; 位)
- (Cantonese, by extension) Informal term of address to an adult woman: miss
- (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 白粥 (báizhōu, “plain congee”).
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
Adjective
靚女
- (Cantonese, of a girl) pretty; beautiful; good-looking
Etymology 2
| make up (face) | female; woman; daughter | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (靚女) | 靚 | 女 | |
| simp. (靓女) | 靓 | 女 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jìngnǚ
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìngnyǔ
- Wade–Giles: ching4-nü3
- Yale: jìng-nyǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqneu
- Palladius: цзиннюй (czinnjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
靚女
Etymology 3
| For pronunciation and definitions of 靚女 – see 𡃁女 (“young girl”). (This term is a variant form of 𡃁女). |