楚楚

Chinese

		distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
simp. and trad. (楚楚)		楚	楚

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǔchǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co² co²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-chhú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǔchǔ [Phonetic: chúchǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǔchǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu³-chʻu³
    • Yale: chǔ-chǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuchuu
    • Palladius: чучу (čuču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co² co²
    • Yale: chó chó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso² tso²
    • Guangdong Romanization: co² co²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-chhú
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˋ cu^ˋ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu³ cu³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/

Adjective

楚楚

1. neat and tidy

   蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

   From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

   Fúyóu zhī yǔ, yīshang chǔchǔ. [Pinyin]

   The wings of the ephemera,
   Are robes, bright and splendid.

2. delicate; dainty
3. outstanding; brilliant
4. miserable; sad

Derived terms

• 楚楚不凡
• 楚楚動人／楚楚动人 (chǔchǔdòngrén)
• 楚楚可憐／楚楚可怜 (chǔchǔkělián)
• 衣冠楚楚 (yīguānchǔchǔ)
• 衣裳楚楚