模特

模特

Chinese

		imitate; model; norm imitate; model; norm; pattern	special; unusual; extraordinary special; unusual; extraordinary; male animal
trad. (模特)		模	特
simp. #(模特)		模	特

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of French modèle.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mótè

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ dak⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): bô͘-te̍k / mô͘-te̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mótè
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mótè
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-tʻê⁴
    • Yale: mwó-tè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moteh
    • Palladius: мотэ (motɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mwɔ³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (模特兒／模特儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mótèr
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mótèr
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-tʻêrh⁴
    • Yale: mwó-tèr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: motehl
    • Palladius: мотэр (motɛr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mwɔ³⁵ tʰɤɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁴ dak⁶
    • Yale: mòuh dahk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ dak⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁴ deg⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ tɐk̚²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bô͘-te̍k
    • Tâi-lô: bôo-ti̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bo'dek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔ²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-te̍k
    • Tâi-lô: môo-ti̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mo'dek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² tiɪk̚⁴/

Noun

模特

1. model (person employed to display clothes, or pose for an artist)

   你做模特的尺度有多大？ [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Nǐ zuò mótè de chǐdù yǒu duō dà? [Pinyin]

   How far are you willing to go as a model?

2. prototype; original mould; model; archetype

Synonyms

• (model):

Dialectal synonyms of 模特兒 (“model (person employed to display clothes or pose for an artist)”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		模特兒
Mandarin	Beijing	模特兒
	Taiwan	模特兒, 麻豆
	Ürümqi	模特兒
	Singapore	模特兒
Cantonese	Guangzhou	模特兒, 摩度
	Hong Kong	模特兒, 摩度
Min Nan	Xiamen	模特, 模特兒
	Quanzhou	模特兒
	Zhangzhou	模特兒
Wu	Suzhou	模特兒

• (prototype): 原型 (yuánxíng)

Derived terms

平面模特 (píngmiàn mótè) 內衣模特／内衣模特 服裝模特／服装模特

模特兒／模特儿 (mótèr) 超級模特／超级模特 (chāojí mótè)