美妙

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	clever; wonderful
trad. (美妙)		美	妙
simp. #(美妙)		美	妙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měimiào

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ miu⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mî-meu
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bí-biāu / bí-miāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měimiào
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měimiào
    • Wade–Giles: mei³-miao⁴
    • Yale: měi-myàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeimiaw
    • Palladius: мэймяо (mɛjmjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ miu⁶
    • Yale: méih miuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ miu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ miu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ miːu̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mî-meu
    • Hakka Romanization System: mi^ˊ meu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: mi¹ meu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mi²⁴⁻¹¹ meu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-biāu
    • Tâi-lô: bí-biāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: by'biau
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biau²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biau⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-miāu
    • Tâi-lô: bí-miāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bymiau
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ miãu³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ miãu³³/

Adjective

美妙

1. glorious; happy; beautiful; full of wonder and intrigue; marvelous; wonderful; splendid

   美妙的前途  ―  měimiào de qiántú  ―  promising future

   美妙的新世界  ―  měimiào de xīn shìjiè  ―  glorious new world

   美妙的生活  ―  měimiào de shēnghuó  ―  happy life

   美妙的旅行  ―  měimiào de lǚxíng  ―  intriguing journey

Synonyms

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• 亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
• 佼好 (jiǎohǎo) (literary)
• 圓滿／圆满 (yuánmǎn)
• 妙 (miào)
• 妙善 (miàoshàn) (literary)
• 完滿／完满 (wánmǎn)
• 美善 (měishàn) (literary)
• 美好 (měihǎo)
• 美滿／美满 (měimǎn)
• 錦繡／锦绣 (jǐnxiù) (figurative)