女優

See also: 女优

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	excellent; superior
trad. (女優)		女	優
simp. (女优)		女	优

Etymology

Sense "pornographic actress" is reborrowed from and influenced by Japanese 女優(じょゆう) (joyū).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nǚyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ jau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lú-iu / lí-iu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔyou
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-yu¹
    • Yale: nyǔ-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuiou
    • Palladius: нюйю (njujju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nǚyōur
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔyour
    • Wade–Giles: nü³-yu¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: nyǔ-yōur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuioul
    • Palladius: нюйюр (njujjur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: neoi⁵ jau¹
    • Yale: néuih yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-iu
    • Tâi-lô: lú-iu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lwiw
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-iu
    • Tâi-lô: lí-iu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lyiw
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: nrjoX 'juw

Rime
Character	女	優
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	尼吕切	於求切
Baxter	nrjoX	'juw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳɨʌX/	/ʔɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳiɔX/	/ʔiu/
Shao Rongfen	/niɔX/	/ʔiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳɨə̆X/	/ʔuw/
Li Rong	/niɔX/	/ʔiu/
Wang Li	/nĭoX/	/ĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ni̯woX/	/ʔi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nǚ	yōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	neoi5	jau1

Noun

女優

1. (dated) actress; female artist
2. (especially Japanese) pornographic actress

   AV女優／AV女优  ―  AV nǚyōu  ―  Japanese adult film actress; AV idol

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	優
じょ Grade: 1	ゆう Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じょゆう [jòyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞jɯ̟ː]

Noun

女(じょ)優(ゆう) • (joyū) 

1. female actor, actress

   Antonym: 男優 (dan'yū)

   Hypernyms: 俳優 (haiyū), 役者 (yakusha)

Derived terms

• 女優髷(じょゆうまげ) (joyūmage)

Further reading

• “女優”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
女	優

Noun

女優 • (yeou) (hangeul 여우)

1. hanja form^? of 여우 (“female actor, actress”)