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賢淑

賢淑

See also: 贤淑

Chinese

		worthy (person)	good; pure; virtuous good; pure; virtuous; charming
trad. (賢淑)		賢	淑
simp. (贤淑)		贤	淑

Adjective

賢淑

(used of a woman) morally excellent
- 葉赫那拉氏，品貌賢淑端莊。著冊封為皇后。 [MSC, trad.]
  
  叶赫那拉氏，品貌贤淑端庄。著册封为皇后。 [MSC, simp.]
  
  From: The Firmament of the Pleiades
  
  Yèhènàlā shì, pǐnmào xiánshū duānzhuāng. Zhù cèfēng wéi huánghòu. [Pinyin]
  
  Lady Yehenala, virtuous and elegant are your looks. You shall be entitled as empress consort.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiánshū, xiánshú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ, ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ suk⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-siok

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiánshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: xiánshú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄕㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanshwu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ ʂu³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    嫻熟／娴熟
    賢淑／贤淑
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ suk⁶
  - Yale: yìhn suhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ suk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ sʊk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-siok
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-siok
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiensiog
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɕiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɕiɔk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² ɕiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɔk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ ɕiɔk̚³²/