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大家閨秀

大家閨秀

See also: 大家闺秀

Chinese

		noble family	unmarried daughter
trad. (大家閨秀)		大家	閨秀
simp. (大家闺秀)		大家	闺秀

Idiom

大家閨秀

maiden in a rich and influential family

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): dàjiāguīxiù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: dàjiāguīxiù
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄚㄍㄨㄟㄒㄧㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahjiagueishiow
  - IPA ^(key): /ta̠⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³
  - Yale: daaih gā gwāi sau
  - Cantonese Pinyin: daai⁶ gaa¹ gwai¹ sau³
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑːi̯²² kɑː⁵⁵ kʷɐi̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯³³/