笑容可掬

Chinese

		smile	can; may; able to can; may; able to; certain(ly); to suit; (particle used for emphasis)	to hold with both hands
trad. (笑容可掬)		笑容	可	掬
simp. #(笑容可掬)		笑容	可	掬
Literally: “a smile that can be held with two hands”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiàoróngkějū, xiàoróngkějú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ, ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu³ jung⁴ ho² guk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàoróngkějū
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàoróngkějyu
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-jung²-kʻo³-chü¹
    • Yale: syàu-rúng-kě-jyū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawrongkeejiu
    • Palladius: сяожункэцзюй (sjaožunkɛczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàoróngkějú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàoróngkějyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao⁴-jung²-kʻo³-chü²
    • Yale: syàu-rúng-kě-jyú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawrongkeejyu
    • Palladius: сяожункэцзюй (sjaožunkɛczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐʊŋ³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu³ jung⁴ ho² guk¹
    • Yale: siu yùhng hó gūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu³ jung⁴ ho² guk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu³ yung⁴ ho² gug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³³ jʊŋ²¹ hɔː³⁵ kʊk̚⁵/

Idiom

笑容可掬

1. to be radiant with smiles