瓊瑤

Chinese

		(red stone); beautiful	(jade); Yao; mother-of-pearl
trad. (瓊瑤)		瓊	瑤
simp. (琼瑶)		琼	瑶

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qióngyáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴ jiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qióngyáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyóngyáo
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiung²-yao²
    • Yale: chyúng-yáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyongyau
    • Palladius: цюнъяо (cjunʺjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: king⁴ jiu⁴
    • Yale: kìhng yìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴ jiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: king⁴ yiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹ jiːu̯²¹/

Noun

瓊瑤

1. (literary, literally) fine jade
2. (literary, figuratively) beautiful poetry
3. (literary, figuratively) snow

Synonyms

• (fine jade): 美玉 (měiyù)

Derived terms

• 瓊瑤樓閣／琼瑶楼阁