賢慧

See also: 贤慧

Chinese

		worthy (person)	intelligent
trad. (賢慧)		賢	慧
simp. (贤慧)		贤	慧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiánhuì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ wai⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hièn-fi / hiàn-fi
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-hōe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiánhuì → xiánhui (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄨㄟˋ → ㄒㄧㄢˊ ˙ㄏㄨㄟ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siánhue̊i
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-hui⁵
  - Yale: syán-hwei
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyan.huey
  - Palladius: сяньхуэй (sjanʹxuej)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/ → /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ xu̯eɪ̯³/
  - Homophones:
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    賢惠／贤惠
    賢慧／贤慧
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ wai⁶
  - Yale: yìhn waih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ wai⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ wei⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ wɐi̯²²/
  - Homophones:
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    賢惠／贤惠
    賢慧／贤慧
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hièn-fi
  - Hakka Romanization System: hienˇ fi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian² fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯en¹¹ fi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hiàn-fi
  - Hakka Romanization System: hianˇ fi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian² fi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯an¹¹ fi⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-hōe
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-huē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienhoe
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hue²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² hue²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ hue³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ hue³³/

Adjective

賢慧

(of a woman) virtuous and intelligent

Usage notes

This form is now considered disfavoured in Mainland China, compared to 賢惠／贤惠 (xiánhuì).