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國色天香

國色天香

Chinese

		most beautiful woman of a country; national beauty	heavenly aroma
trad. (國色天香)		國色	天香
simp. (国色天香)		国色	天香

Idiom

國色天香

beautiful (as refers to a woman or a peony flower)

Etymology

Literally: national beauty and heavenly fragrance

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): guósètiānxiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ sik¹ tin¹ hoeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: guósètiānxiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄊㄧㄢㄒㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gwosehtianshiang
  - IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwok³ sik¹ tin¹ hoeng¹
  - Yale: gwok sīk tīn hēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ sik⁷ tin¹ hoeng¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵ tʰiːn⁵⁵ hœːŋ⁵⁵/