帥哥

帥哥

See also: 帅哥

Chinese

		commander in chief; handsome; graceful commander in chief; handsome; graceful; smart	elder brother
trad. (帥哥)		帥	哥
simp. (帅哥)		帅	哥
variant forms		帥鍋／帅锅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuàigē

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ go¹
• Min Nan (POJ): sòe-ko

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuàigē
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄜ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuayge
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: shuàigēr
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄜㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaygel
    • IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ kɤɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi³ go¹
    • Yale: seui gō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ go¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ go¹
    • IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-ko
    • Tâi-lô: suè-ko
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soea'koy
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

Noun

帥哥

1. (colloquial) handsome man; handsome boy

Usage notes

Often used as a polite way of getting the attention of a (male) member of the public, such as a waiter, being equivalent to excuse me in English.

Synonyms

• (chiefly Cantonese) 靚仔／靓仔 (liàngzǎi)

Coordinate terms

• 美女 (měinǚ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (帥哥):

• → Vietnamese: soái ca (帥哥)