閨秀

See also: 闺秀

Chinese

		small arched door; women's apartment; women	to ear; beautiful; elegant to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show
trad. (閨秀)		閨	秀
simp. (闺秀)		闺	秀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai¹ sau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guīxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueishiow
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai¹ sau³
  - Yale: gwāi sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai¹ sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei¹ seo³
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Noun

閨秀

(literary) girl from a rich and distinguished family; young woman of a good family; scholarly or literary woman

Derived terms

大家閨秀／大家闺秀 (dàjiāguīxiù)

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