翹楚

Chinese

		outstanding; to raise	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
trad. (翹楚)		翹	楚
simp. (翘楚)		翘	楚

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 9 (《詩經·周南·漢廣》):

翹翹錯薪，言刈其楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

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翘翘错薪，言刈其楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Qiáoqiáo cuò xīn, yán yì qí chǔ. [Pinyin]

Many are the bundles of firewood; I would cut down the thorns [to form more].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiáochǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ co²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiáochǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ciáochǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-chʻu³
    • Yale: chyáu-chǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyauchuu
    • Palladius: цяочу (cjaoču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ co²
    • Yale: kìuh chó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ tso²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ co²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

Noun

翹楚

1. (figurative) person of outstanding talent

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翹楚):

• → Japanese: 翹楚(ぎょうそ) (gyōso)
• → Korean: 교초(翹楚) (gyocho)

See also

• 魁首 (kuíshǒu)