閨秀

See also: 闺秀

Chinese

		small arched door; women's apartment; women	to ear; beautiful; elegant to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show
trad. (閨秀)		閨	秀
simp. (闺秀)		闺	秀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guīxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guīxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gueisiòu
    • Wade–Giles: kuei¹-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: gwēi-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueishiow
    • Palladius: гуйсю (gujsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwai¹ sau³
    • Yale: gwāi sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Noun

閨秀

1. (literary) girl from a rich and distinguished family; young woman of a good family; scholarly or literary woman

Derived terms

• 大家閨秀／大家闺秀 (dàjiāguīxiù)