幽雅

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	elegant
trad. (幽雅)		幽	雅
simp. #(幽雅)		幽	雅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yōuyǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡ ㄧㄚˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ ngaa⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iu-ngá / iu-ngée

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yōuyǎ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡ ㄧㄚˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: youyǎ
    • Wade–Giles: yu¹-ya³
    • Yale: yōu-yǎ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouyea
    • Palladius: юя (juja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵⁵ jä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jau¹ ngaa⁵
    • Yale: yāu ngáh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ ngaa⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ nga⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 優雅／优雅 幽雅

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-ngá
    • Tâi-lô: iu-ngá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iungar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² ŋã⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ ŋã⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋã⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋã⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-ngée
    • Tâi-lô: iu-ngée
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɛ̃⁵³/

Adjective

幽雅

1. quiet and tastefully laid out (of a place); ethereal (of music)

Usage notes

Usually 幽雅 (yōuyǎ) is used to describe places and music, while 優雅／优雅 (yōuyǎ) is used to describe speech and behaviour.