麗人
Chinese
| beautiful; Korea | man; person; people | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (麗人) | 麗 | 人 | |
| simp. (丽人) | 丽 | 人 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lìrén
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄖㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lìrén
- Wade–Giles: li4-jên2
- Yale: lì-rén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihren
- Palladius: лижэнь (ližɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /li⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lai6 jan4
- Yale: laih yàhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: lai6 jan4
- Guangdong Romanization: lei6 yen4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐi̯²² jɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
麗人
Synonyms
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 |
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 麗 | 人 |
| れい Grade: S |
じん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- synonym of 美人 (bijin, “beautiful woman”)
- 男装の麗人
- dansō no reijin
- a handsome woman in men's clothing (common collocation)
- 男装の麗人