大家閨秀

See also: 大家闺秀

Chinese

		noble family	girl from a rich and distinguished family; young woman of a good family; scholarly or literary woman
trad. (大家閨秀)		大家	閨秀
simp. (大家闺秀)		大家	闺秀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dàjiāguīxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dàjiāguīxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dàjiagueisiòu
  - Wade–Giles: ta⁴-chia¹-kuei¹-hsiu⁴
  - Yale: dà-jyā-gwēi-syòu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjiagueishiow
  - Palladius: дацзягуйсю (daczjagujsju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³
  - Yale: daaih gā gwāi sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³
  - Guangdong Romanization: dai⁶ ga¹ guei¹ seo³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /taːi̯²² kaː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/

Idiom

大家閨秀

maiden in a rich and influential family

Antonyms

小家碧玉 (xiǎojiābìyù)

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