脣若塗脂

See also: 唇若塗脂 and 唇若涂脂

Chinese

		lip	to seem; like; as to seem; like; as; if	to smear; daub	fat
trad. (脣若塗脂/唇若塗脂)		脣/唇	若	塗	脂
simp. (唇若涂脂)		唇	若	涂	脂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chúnruòtúzhī, chúnruòtúzhǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ, ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seon⁴ joek⁶ tou⁴ zi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chúnruòtúzhī
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chúnruòtújhih
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun²-jo⁴-tʻu²-chih¹
    • Yale: chwún-rwò-tú-jr̄
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwenruohtwujy
    • Palladius: чуньжотучжи (čunʹžotučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chúnruòtúzhǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄨˊ ㄓˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chúnruòtújhǐh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻun²-jo⁴-tʻu²-chih³
    • Yale: chwún-rwò-tú-jř
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwenruohtwujyy
    • Palladius: чуньжотучжи (čunʹžotučži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən³⁵ ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰu³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seon⁴ joek⁶ tou⁴ zi¹
    • Yale: sèuhn yeuhk tòuh jī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soen⁴ joek⁹ tou⁴ dzi¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sên⁴ yêg⁶ tou⁴ ji¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵn²¹ jœːk̚² tʰou̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/

Idiom

脣若塗脂

1. (of lips) bright red and plump

   • 玄德看其人，身長九尺，髯長二尺；面如重棗，脣若塗脂；丹鳳眼，臥蠶眉；相貌堂堂，威風凜凜。 [MSC, trad.]
     玄德看其人，身长九尺，髯长二尺；面如重枣，唇若涂脂；丹凤眼，卧蚕眉；相貌堂堂，威风凛凛。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Chapter 1

     Xuándé kàn qí rén, shēncháng jiǔ chǐ, ráncháng èr chǐ; miànrúzhòngzǎo, chúnruòtúzhī; dānfèngyǎn, wòcánméi; xiàngmàotángtáng, wēifēnglǐnlǐn. [Pinyin]

     Xuande took a look at the man, who stood at a height of nine chi, and had a two chi long beard; his face was the color of a dark jujube, with lips that were red and plump; his eyes were like those of a crimson phoenix, and his eyebrows resembled reclining silkworms. He had a dignified air, and looked quite majestic.