薦優

Chinese

		to recommend; to offer sacrifice; straw (mat) to recommend; to offer sacrifice; straw (mat); repeatedly	excellent; superior
trad. (薦優)		薦	優
simp. (荐优)		荐	优

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiànyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin³ jau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiān-iu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiànyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiànyou
    • Wade–Giles: chien⁴-yu¹
    • Yale: jyàn-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianniou
    • Palladius: цзянью (czjanʹju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin³ jau¹
    • Yale: jin yāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin³ jau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin³ yeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiān-iu
    • Tâi-lô: tsiān-iu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciexn'iw
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛn²²⁻²¹ iu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛn⁴¹⁻²² iu³³/

Verb

薦優

1. to recommend the excellent