出水芙蓉

Chinese

		to appear out of water; to appear above water; to spurt out water to appear out of water; to appear above water; to spurt out water; to discharge water; to send up water
trad. (出水芙蓉)		出水	芙蓉
simp. #(出水芙蓉)		出水	芙蓉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūshuǐfúróng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ seoi² fu⁴ jung⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūshuǐfúróng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chushuěifúróng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-shui³-fu²-jung²
    • Yale: chū-shwěi-fú-rúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushoeifwurong
    • Palladius: чушуйфужун (čušujfužun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceot¹ seoi² fu⁴ jung⁴
    • Yale: chēut séui fùh yùhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ soey² fu⁴ jung⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ sêu² fu⁴ yung⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ fuː²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

出水芙蓉

1. (literally) lotus flower which just sprung into blossom above the water
2. (figurative) refreshingly and elegantly composed piece of literary work (poem, article, etc.), art or calligraphy
3. (figurative) naturally beautiful woman; natural beauty
4. (figurative) beautiful woman who emerges from, or half-submerged in a pool of water