亭亭玉立

Chinese

		towering; standing straight; standing upright towering; standing straight; standing upright; far; distant
simp. and trad. (亭亭玉立)		亭亭	玉立

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tíngtíng yùlì

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: tíngtíng yùlì
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngtyng yiwlih
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶
  - Yale: tìhng tìhng yuhk lahp
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ lap⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ leb⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/

Adjective

亭亭玉立

(of a woman) slender and elegant
(of plants) tall and straight

Synonyms

婷婷玉立
玉立亭亭

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