美女

Chinese

beautiful; beauty; America female; woman; daughter
simp. and trad.
(美女)		 美 女

Pronunciation

Noun

美女

  1. beautiful woman; pretty woman

Usage notes

Often used as a polite way of getting the attention of a (female) member of the public, such as a waitress, being equivalent to excuse me in English.

Synonyms

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

  • 網路美女／网路美女
  • 美女如雲／美女如云
  • 美女破舌
  • 美女簪花

Japanese

Kanji in this term
美 女
び
Grade: 3		 じょ
Grade: 1
on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 美女

Pronunciation

Noun

美女 (hiragana びじょ, rōmaji bijo, historical hiragana びぢよ)

  1. a beautiful girl or woman; a beauty
    美 (び)女 (じょ)と野 (や)獣 (じゅう)
    Bijo to Yajū
    Beauty and the Beast

See also

Korean

Hanja in this term
美女

Noun

美女 • (minyeo) (hangeul 미녀)

  1. Hanja form? of 미녀 (“a beautiful woman, a beauty”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
美女

Noun

美女

  1. Hán tự form of mỹ nữ, “a beautiful woman, a beauty”
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