國色天香

Chinese

		most beautiful woman of a country; national beauty; peony	heavenly aroma; daytime fragrance
trad. (國色天香)		國色	天香
simp. (国色天香)		国色	天香

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guósètiānxiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ sik¹ tin¹ hoeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guósètiānxiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guósètiansiang
    • Wade–Giles: kuo²-sê⁴-tʻien¹-hsiang¹
    • Yale: gwó-sè-tyān-syāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwosehtianshiang
    • Palladius: госэтяньсян (gosɛtjanʹsjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwok³ sik¹ tin¹ hoeng¹
    • Yale: gwok sīk tīn hēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ sik⁷ tin¹ hoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: guog³ xig¹ tin¹ hêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

國色天香

1. exceptionally beautiful (woman or peony)

Synonyms

• 天香國色／天香国色 (tiānxiāngguósè)