大家閨秀

See also: 大家闺秀

Chinese

		noble family	girl from a rich and distinguished family; young woman of a good family; scholarly or literary woman
trad. (大家閨秀)		大家	閨秀
simp. (大家闺秀)		大家	闺秀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàjiāguīxiù

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàjiāguīxiù
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàjiagueisiòu
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chia¹-kuei¹-hsiu⁴
    • Yale: dà-jyā-gwēi-syòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjiagueishiow
    • Palladius: дацзягуйсю (daczjagujsju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³
    • Yale: daaih gā gwāi sau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ ga¹ guei¹ seo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Idiom

大家閨秀

1. maiden in a rich and influential family

Antonyms

• 小家碧玉 (xiǎojiābìyù)