美觀

美觀

See also: 美观

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
trad. (美觀)		美	觀
simp. (美观)		美	观

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měiguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gun¹
• Min Nan (POJ): bí-koan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: měiguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeiguan
    • IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mei⁵ gun¹
    • Yale: méih gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ gun¹
    • IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kuːn⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-koan
    • Tâi-lô: bí-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: by'koafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/

Adjective

美觀

1. aesthetically pleasing; pleasing to the eye; beautiful

Usage notes

美觀／美观 (měiguān) commonly describes objects, movements, etc., while 美麗／美丽 (měilì) can describe objects and movements, as well as people.

Synonyms

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俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart) 奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful) 好看 (hǎokàn) 媠靡 (Min Nan)

漂亮 (piàoliang) 美麗／美丽 (měilì) 雅 (Teochew) 靚 (Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua)