佼好

Chinese

		handsome	good; well; be fond of
trad. (佼好)		佼	好
simp. #(佼好)		佼	好

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎohǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎohǎo [Phonetic: jiáohǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎohǎo
    • Wade–Giles: chiao³-hao³
    • Yale: jyǎu-hǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeauhao
    • Palladius: цзяохао (czjaoxao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: kaewX xawX

Rime
Character	佼	好
Reading #	3/3	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	古巧切	呼晧切
Baxter	kaewX	xawX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠauX/	/hɑuX/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚauX/	/hɑuX/
Shao Rongfen	/kauX/	/xɑuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨwX/	/hawX/
Li Rong	/kauX/	/xɑuX/
Wang Li	/kauX/	/xɑuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/kauX/	/xɑuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎo	hǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau2	hou2

Adjective

佼好

1. (literary) good-looking; beautiful

   Synonym: 姣好 (jiāohǎo)

   • 夫無故富貴、面目佼好則使之，豈必智且有慧哉？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫无故富贵、面目佼好则使之，岂必智且有慧哉？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《墨子/尚賢中》

     Fú wúgù fùguì, miànmù jiǎohǎo zé shǐ zhī, qǐ bì zhì qiě yǒu huì zāi? [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (literary) fine; glorious; happy

Synonyms

• 亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
• 圓滿／圆满 (yuánmǎn)
• 妙 (miào)
• 妙善 (miàoshàn) (literary)
• 完滿／完满 (wánmǎn)
• 美善 (měishàn) (literary)
• 美好 (měihǎo)
• 美妙 (měimiào)
• 美滿／美满 (měimǎn)
• 錦繡／锦绣 (jǐnxiù) (figurative)