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妖精

妖精

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	energy; perfect; excellent energy; perfect; excellent; refined; very; proficient
simp. and trad. (妖精)		妖	精

Noun

妖精

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妖	精
よう Grade: S	せい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

妖精 ‎(hiragana ようせい, romaji yōsei)

fey; fairy, elf

Synonyms

エルフ ‎(erufu)

Korean

Hanja in this term
妖	精

Noun

妖精 • ‎(yojeong) ‎(hangeul 요정)

Hanja form^? of 요정, “fairy”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yāojīng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu¹ zing¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yêu-chîn
Min Nan (POJ): iau-chiⁿ / iau-chiaⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāojīng → yāojing (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥ → ㄧㄠㄐㄧㄥ˙ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iau.jing
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/ → /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥iŋ²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu¹ zing¹
  - Yale: yīu jīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu¹ dzing¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-chîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: ieu´ jin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ jin¹
  - IPA: /i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin²⁴/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yêu-chîn
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)ieu´ jin´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yeu¹ jin¹
  - IPA: /(j)i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕin²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-chiⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iau-tsinn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaucvy
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ³³ t͡ɕĩ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-chiaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: iau-tsiann
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iaucviaf
  - IPA (Taipei): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiã⁴⁴/