倡優

Chinese

		initiate; instigate; introduce initiate; instigate; introduce; lead	excellent; superior
trad. (倡優)		倡	優
simp. (倡优)		倡	优

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chāngyōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄤ ㄧㄡ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chāngyōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄤ ㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: changyou
    • Wade–Giles: chʻang¹-yu¹
    • Yale: chāng-yōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: changiou
    • Palladius: чанъю (čanʺju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵ joʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

倡優

1. (historical) actor; actress
2. (historical) female prostitutes and performing artists

Synonyms

• (actor): 伶人 (língrén)