瓊瑤
Chinese
| (red stone); beautiful | (jade); Yao; mother-of-pearl | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (瓊瑤) | 瓊 | 瑤 | |
| simp. (琼瑶) | 琼 | 瑶 | |
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
瓊瑤
- (literary, literally) fine jade
- (literary, figuratively) beautiful poetry
- (literary, figuratively) snow
Synonyms
- (fine jade): 美玉 (měiyù)
Derived terms
- 瓊瑤樓閣 / 琼瑶楼阁