妖冶

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	smelt
trad. (妖冶)		妖	冶
simp. #(妖冶)		妖	冶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yāoyě

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu² je⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iau-iá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yāoyě
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄠ ㄧㄝˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yaoyě
    • Wade–Giles: yao¹-yeh³
    • Yale: yāu-yě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iauyee
    • Palladius: яое (jaoje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jiu² je⁵
    • Yale: yíu yéh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jiu² je⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yiu² yé⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-iá
    • Tâi-lô: iau-iá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iau'iar
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iau³³ ia⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iau⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 妖冶

1. seductive; bewitching; gorgeous and indecent

Related terms

• (literary) 豔冶／艳冶 (yànyě)