選美
Appearance
See also: 选美
Chinese
[edit]to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect |
beautiful; beauty; America | ||
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trad. (選美) | 選 | 美 | |
simp. (选美) | 选 | 美 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syuǎnměi
- Wade–Giles: hsüan3-mei3
- Yale: sywǎn-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuanmeei
- Palladius: сюаньмэй (sjuanʹmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: syun2 mei5
- Yale: syún méih
- Cantonese Pinyin: syn2 mei5
- Guangdong Romanization: xun2 méi5
- Sinological IPA (key): /syːn³⁵ mei̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
[edit]選⫽美 (verb-object) (intransitive)
- to hold a beauty contest; to hold a beauty pageant