妖精

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
simp. and trad. (妖精)		妖	精

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yāojīng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ zing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-chîn
Min Nan (POJ): iau-chiⁿ / iau-chiaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāojīng → yāojing (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥ → ㄧㄠ ˙ㄐㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iau.jing
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥iŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ zing¹
  - Yale: yīu jīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ dzing¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yiu¹ jing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-chîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ jin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ jin¹
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-chîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ jin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ jin¹
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-chiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iau-tsinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaucvy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ³³ t͡ɕĩ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-chiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iau-tsiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaucviaf
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/

Noun

妖精

Derived terms

小妖精 (xiǎoyāojīng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妖	精
よう Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 妖精

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) よーせー [yòóséé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [jo̞ːse̞ː]
- Homophones: 夭逝, 幼生, 妖星, 要請, 陽性, 養成

Noun

妖精 (hiragana ようせい, rōmaji yōsei, historical hiragana えうせい)

a fay; a fairy
- 1999 August 26, “フェアリー・ドラゴン [Fairy Dragon]”, in BOOSTER 4 (in Japanese), Konami:
  妖 (よう)精 (せい)の中 (なか)では意 (い)外 (がい)と強 (つよ)い、とてもきれいなドラゴンの妖 (よう)精 (せい)。
  Yōsei no naka de wa igai to tsuyoi, totemo kirei na doragon no yōsei.
  A very pretty dragon fairy that is surprisingly strong for a fairy.
- Yamazaki, Kore, “第1篇　April showers bring May flowers. [Composition 1: April showers bring May flowers.]”, in 魔法使いの嫁The Ancient Magus Bride [The Ancient Magus’ Bride], volume 1 (fiction, in Japanese), Tokyo: Mag Garden, page 23:
  …妖 (よう)精 (せい)？
  …Yōsei?
  …Fairies?
  アタシたちは人 (にん)間 (げん)の言 (こと)葉 (ば)で言 (い)うなら確 (たし)かに《妖 (よう)精 (せい)》だけどン　でもそんな無 (ぶ)粋 (すい)な言 (こと)葉 (ば)で呼 (よ)んだらダメよン
  Atashitachi wa ningen no kotoba de iu nara tashika ni «yōsei» dakedon demo sonna busui na kotoba de yondara dame yon
  We are indeed known to humans as «fairies», but that word is a little demeaning-ng
  そうそう！《お隣 (となり)さん》とか《良 (い)い友 (とも)達 (だち)》とか
  Sō sō! «Otonari-san» toka «ii tomodachi» toka
  True true! Call us «neighbors» or «good friends» instead

Korean

Hanja in this term
妖	精

Noun

妖精 • (yojeong) (hangeul 요정)

Hanja form^? of 요정 (“fairy”).

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