曲線美

See also: 曲线美

Chinese

		curve; bend; curl curve; bend; curl; curvature; curve	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (曲線美/曲綫美)		曲線/曲綫	美
simp. (曲线美)		曲线	美

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūxiànměi

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kuk¹ sin³ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūxiànměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyusiànměi
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-hsien⁴-mei³
  - Yale: chyū-syàn-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiushiannmeei
  - Palladius: цюйсяньмэй (cjujsjanʹmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kuk¹ sin³ mei⁵
  - Yale: kūk sin méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kuk⁷ sin³ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: kug¹ xin³ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ siːn³³ mei̯¹³/

Noun

曲線美

beauty from curvaceousness; the beauty of a curvy woman

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曲	線	美
きょく Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2	び Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 曲線 (kyokusen, “curve, curved line”) +‎ 美 (bi, “beauty”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょくせんび [kyòkúséꜜǹbì] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲo̞kɯ̟ᵝsẽ̞mbʲi]

Noun

曲(きょく)線(せん)美(び) • (kyokusenbi)

beauty from curvaceousness
the beauty of a curvy woman

References

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN

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