瓊瑤

Chinese

		(red stone); beautiful	(jade); Yao; mother-of-pearl
trad. (瓊瑤)		瓊	瑤
simp. (琼瑶)		琼	瑶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qióngyáo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴ jiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qióngyáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyóngyáo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiung²-yao²
  - Yale: chyúng-yáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyongyau
  - Palladius: цюнъяо (cjunʺjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: king⁴ jiu⁴
  - Yale: kìhng yìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴ jiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: king⁴ yiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹ jiːu̯²¹/

Noun

瓊瑤

(literary, literally) fine jade
(literary, figuratively) beautiful poetry
(literary, figuratively) snow

Synonyms

(fine jade): 美玉 (měiyù)

Derived terms

瓊瑤樓閣／琼瑶楼阁

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