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鬚眉

鬚眉

Chinese

		beard; mustache	eyebrow; upper margin
trad. (鬚眉)		鬚	眉
simp. (须眉)		须	眉
Literally: “beard and eyebrows”.

Noun

鬚眉

(figuratively) men

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xūméi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄇㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sou¹ mei⁴
Min Nan (POJ): su-bî / si-bî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xūméi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄇㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiumei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy⁵⁵ meɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: sou¹ mei⁴
  - Yale: sōu mèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sou¹ mei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sou̯⁵⁵ mei̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-bî
  - Tâi-lô: su-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'bii
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su³³ bi²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² bi²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si-bî
  - Tâi-lô: si-bî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'bii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi⁴⁴⁻²² bi¹³/