美女
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Chinese[edit]
beautiful pretty lovely |
woman girl | ||
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trad. (美女) | 美 | 女 | |
simp. #(美女) | 美 | 女 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
美女
- beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady
- 美女與野獸/美女与野兽 ― měinǚ yǔ yěshòu ― beauty and the beast
- A polite term of address to any woman: miss; ma'am; honey
Synonyms[edit]
- (beautiful woman):
Dialectal synonyms of 美女 (“beautiful woman”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 美女, 美人, 佳人, 佳麗, 麗人, 紅顏, 嬋娟 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美女, 美人, 佳人 | |
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 | Shaxi (Longdu) | 靚妹 |
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Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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美 | 女 |
び Grade: 3 |
じょ Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Etymology[edit]
/bidjo/ → /bid͡ʑjo/ → /biʑo/
From Middle Chinese 美女 (MC mijX nrjoX). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation[edit]
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See also[edit]
- 眠れる森の美女 (Nemureru Mori no Bijo): Sleeping Beauty
- 美男 (binan): a beautiful man
- 美少女 (bishōjo): a beautiful girl
References[edit]
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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美 | 女 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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美 | 女 |
Noun[edit]
美女
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