秀美

Chinese

		to ear; beautiful; elegant to ear; beautiful; elegant; outstanding; to show; to display; show	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (秀美)		秀	美
simp. #(秀美)		秀	美

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiùměi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄟˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sau³ mei⁵
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): siù-bí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): siu³ mui²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiùměi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄡˋ ㄇㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siòuměi
    • Wade–Giles: hsiu⁴-mei³
    • Yale: syòu-měi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiowmeei
    • Palladius: сюмэй (sjumɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sau³ mei⁵
    • Yale: sau méih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sau³ mei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: seo³ méi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐu̯³³ mei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siù-bí
    • Tâi-lô: siù-bí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: siuo'bie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siu²¹⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siu²¹⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /siu¹¹⁻⁵³ bi⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siu²¹⁻⁴¹ bi⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: siu³ mui²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siù múi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mui⁵²⁻²¹/

Adjective

秀美

1. elegant; beautiful; graceful

Synonyms

• 俊 (jùn)
• 俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
• 俊秀 (jùnxiù)
• 俊美 (jùnměi) (of a young male)
• 俏麗／俏丽 (qiàolì) (usually of a female)
• 奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful)
• 好看 (hǎokàn)
• 妖嬌／妖娇 (“iau-kiau”) (Hokkien)
• 妍美 (yánměi) (literary)
• 姣美 (jiāoměi) (formal, of a face or posture)
• 嬌豔／娇艳 (jiāoyàn) (delicate and charming)
• 嬌逸／娇逸 (jiāoyì) (literary, of a young male)
• 悅目／悦目 (yuèmù)
• 是樣／是样 (shìyàng) (colloquial)
• 標緻／标致 (biāozhì) (usually of a woman)
• 清秀 (qīngxiù)
• 漂亮
• 秀媚 (xiùmèi)
• 秀麗／秀丽 (xiùlì)
• 綺麗／绮丽 (qǐlì)
• 繁華／繁华 (fánhuá) (literary)
• 美觀／美观 (měiguān)
• 美麗／美丽 (měilì)
• 耐看 (nàikàn)
• 花花 (huāhuā) (literary)
• 豔麗／艳丽 (yànlì)
• 邊式／边式 (biānshi) (regional, of dress, physique, etc.)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)
• 鮮亮／鲜亮 (xiānliàng) (dialectal)
• 鮮麗／鲜丽 (xiānlì)