嬌態

Chinese

		lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (嬌態)		嬌	態
simp. (娇态)		娇	态

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāotài

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): giu¹ taai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiau-thài

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāotài
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaotài
    • Wade–Giles: chiao¹-tʻai⁴
    • Yale: jyāu-tài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiautay
    • Palladius: цзяотай (czjaotaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: giu¹ taai³
    • Yale: gīu taai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: giu¹ taai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: giu¹ tai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiau-thài
    • Tâi-lô: kiau-thài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiau'taix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiau³³ tʰai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai²¹/

---

• Middle Chinese: kjew|gjew|kjewX thojH

Rime
Character	嬌	嬌	嬌	態
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	群 (30)	見 (28)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	宵 (92)	宵 (92)	宵 (92)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	I
Fanqie	舉喬切	巨嬌切	居夭切	他代切
Baxter	kjew	gjew	kjewX	thojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇu/	/ɡˠiᴇu/	/kˠiᴇuX/	/tʰʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛu/	/ɡᵚiɛu/	/kᵚiɛuX/	/tʰəiH/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæu/	/ɡiæu/	/kiæuX/	/tʰɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiaw/	/giaw/	/kiawX/	/tʰəjH/
Li Rong	/kjɛu/	/ɡjɛu/	/kjɛuX/	/tʰᴀiH/
Wang Li	/kĭɛu/	/ɡĭɛu/	/kĭɛuX/	/tʰɒiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛu/	/gi̯ɛu/	/ki̯ɛuX/	/tʰɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo	qiáo	jiǎo	tài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu1	kiu4	giu2	toi3

Noun

嬌態

1. coquettishness; feminine charms; lascivious pose

   • 君寵益嬌態，君憐無是非。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君宠益娇态，君怜无是非。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 《西施詠/西施咏》 ("Song of Xi Shi"), Wang Wei, 700s

     Jūn chǒng yì jiāotài, jūn lián wú shìfēi. [Pinyin]

     The king favored her, and her coquettishness waxed; the king loved her dear, and she did not know right from wrong.

   • 對月紗窓弄未休，半含嬌態半含羞。低聲暗問相思否，手整金釵笑點頭。 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]

     From: 《佳人》 ("Beautiful Girl"), Kim Byeong'yeon (金炳淵), c. 1830

     Dae wol sachang nong mi hyu, ban ham gyotae ban ham su. Jeoseong am mun sangsa bu, su jeong geumchae so jeomdu. [Sino-Korean]

     As we faced the moonlit window, we did not cease our tryst. She was half flirtatious and half shy. Under my breath, I asked if she would miss me. Her hand fixing her gold hairpin, she smiled and nodded yes.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嬌態):

• → Japanese: 嬌態(きょうたい) (kyōtai)
• → Korean: 교태(嬌態) (gyotae)