Chinese

Noun

曲線美

1. beauty from curvaceousness; the beauty of a curvy woman

Japanese

Etymology

Compound of 曲線 ‎(kyokusen, “curve, curved line”) +‎ 美 ‎(bi, “beauty”).^[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) きょくせ​んび [kyòkúséꜜǹbì] (Nakadaka - [3])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [kjo̞kɯᵝsẽ̞mbi]

Noun

曲線美 ‎(hiragana きょくせんび, romaji kyokusenbi)

1. beauty from curvaceousness
2. the beauty of a curvy woman

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0