國色天香

Chinese

		most beautiful woman of a country; national beauty; peony	heavenly aroma; daytime fragrance
trad. (國色天香)		國色	天香
simp. (国色天香)		国色	天香

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guósètiānxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ sik¹ tin¹ hoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guósètiānxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guósètiansiang
  - Wade–Giles: kuo²-sê⁴-tʻien¹-hsiang¹
  - Yale: gwó-sè-tyān-syāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwosehtianshiang
  - Palladius: госэтяньсян (gosɛtjanʹsjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwok³ sik¹ tin¹ hoeng¹
  - Yale: gwok sīk tīn hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ sik⁷ tin¹ hoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guog³ xig¹ tin¹ hêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

國色天香

exceptionally beautiful (woman or peony)

Synonyms

天香國色／天香国色 (tiānxiāngguósè)

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