陳世美

Chinese

		arrange; exhibit; narrate arrange; exhibit; narrate; tell; old; stale; state; display; explain; surname	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (陳世美)		陳	世	美
simp. (陈世美)		陈	世	美

Etymology

Named after a Chinese opera character who tried to murder his own wife in order to marry a princess.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénshìměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénshìměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénshìhměi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-shih⁴-mei³
    • Yale: chén-shr̀-měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernshyhmeei
    • Palladius: чэньшимэй (čɛnʹšimɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

陳世美

1. unfaithful husband