亭亭玉立

Chinese

		towering; standing straight; standing upright towering; standing straight; standing upright; far; distant
simp. and trad. (亭亭玉立)		亭亭	玉立

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíngtíng yùlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tíngtíng yùlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tíngtíng yùlì
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing²-tʻing² yü⁴-li⁴
    • Yale: tíng-tíng yù-lì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngtyng yuhlih
    • Palladius: тинтин юйли (tintin jujli)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶
    • Yale: tìhng tìhng yuhk lahp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ lap⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ leb⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/

Adjective

亭亭玉立

1. (of a woman) slender and elegant
2. (of plants) tall and straight

Synonyms

• 婷婷玉立
• 玉立亭亭