楚楚

楚楚

Chinese

		distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
simp. and trad. (楚楚)		楚	楚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǔchǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co² co²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-chhú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: chǔchǔ [Phonetic: chúchǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuchuu
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: co² co²
    • Yale: chó chó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso² tso²
    • Guangdong Romanization: co² co²
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-chhú
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu` cu`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu³ cu³
    • IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/

Adjective

楚楚

1. neat and tidy
2. well-dressed
3. weak; delicate; feeble
4. moving; pitiable; sad

Derived terms

楚楚不凡 楚楚動人／楚楚动人 (chǔchǔdòngrén) 楚楚可憐／楚楚可怜

衣冠楚楚 (yīguānchǔchǔ) 衣裳楚楚