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人妖

人妖

Chinese

		man; person; people	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
simp. and trad. (人妖)		人	妖
anagram		妖人

Noun

人妖

devil in human form; evil genius
freak (a person with abnormal sexual proclivities)
a person fond of fancy dress and excessive make-up
a transvestite; a ladyboy; a ****

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rényāo

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jiu¹, jan⁴ jiu²
Min Nan (POJ): jîn-iau / lîn-iau

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: rényāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reniau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jan⁴ jiu¹, jan⁴ jiu²
  - Yale: yàhn yīu, yàhn yíu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jiu¹, jan⁴ jiu²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯⁵⁵/, /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-iau
  - Tâi-lô: jîn-iau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jin'iaw
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑin¹³⁻²² iaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /d͡ʑin²³⁻³³ iaʊ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-iau
  - Tâi-lô: lîn-iau
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lin'iaw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² iaʊ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² iaʊ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ iaʊ⁴⁴/