美女
Chinese
beautiful pretty lovely | woman girl | ||
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trad. (美女) | 美 | 女 | |
simp. #(美女) | 美 | 女 |
Pronunciation
Noun
美女
- beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady
- 美女與野獸/美女与野兽 ― měinǚ yǔ yěshòu ― beauty and the beast
- A polite term of address to any woman: miss; ma'am; honey
Synonyms
- (beautiful woman):
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Dialectal synonyms of 美女 (“beautiful woman”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 美女, 美人, 佳人, 佳麗, 麗人, 紅顏 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美女, 美人, 佳人 | |
Mandarin | Beijing | 美人兒 |
Taiwan | 美女 | |
Singapore | 美女 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靚女 |
Hong Kong | 靚女 | |
Taishan | 靚女 | |
Kaiping (Chikan) | 靚女 | |
Dongguan | 靚女 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 靚女 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 靚女 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 標緻妹仔, 靚妹仔, 靚女 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 靚女 | |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 媠查某 |
Xiamen (Tong'an) | 媠查某 | |
Quanzhou | 媠查某 | |
Anxi | 媠查某 | |
Zhangzhou | 媠查某 | |
Zhao'an | 媠查某 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 媠查某, 俏母 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 媠查某 | |
Shantou | 雅諸娘 | |
Jieyang | 雅諸娘, 雅儂 | |
Leizhou | 顯娘 | |
Wenchang | 靚母 | |
Singapore (Hainanese) | 靚母 |
- (term of address): 女生 (nǚshēng), 女士 (nǚshì), various female relations such as 阿姨 (āyí)
Coordinate terms
- 帥哥/帅哥 (shuàigē)
Derived terms
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Related terms
- 美男子 (měinánzǐ)
- 美少女 (měishàonǚ)
- 美少年 (měishàonián)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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美 | 女 |
び Grade: 3 | じょ Grade: 1 |
kan’on |
Etymology
/bidjo/ → /bid͡ʑjo/ → /biʑo/
From Middle Chinese 美女 (MC mˠiɪX ɳɨʌX). The kan'on, so likely a later borrowing.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) びじょ [bíꜜjò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [bʲiʑo̞]
Noun
美女 • (bijo) ←びぢよ (bidyo)?
- a beautiful girl or woman, a beauty
- 美女と野獣
- Bijo to Yajū
- Beauty and the Beast
- Synonym: 美人 (bijin, “beautiful woman”, literally “beautiful person”)
- Antonyms: 悪女 (akujo, “ugly woman; wicked or evil woman”), 醜女 (buonna, shikome, shūjo, “ugly woman”)
- 美女と野獣
See also
- 眠れる森の美女 (Nemureru Mori no Bijo): Sleeping Beauty
- 美男 (binan): a beautiful man
- 美少女 (bishōjo): a beautiful girl
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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美 | 女 |
Noun
美女 • (minyeo) (hangeul 미녀)
- Hanja form? of 미녀 (“a beautiful woman, a beauty”).
Vietnamese
Hán tự in this term | |
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美 | 女 |
Noun
美女
- chữ Hán form of mĩ nữ/mỹ nữ (“a beautiful woman, a beauty”).