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妖冶

妖冶

Chinese

		goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom	smelt
simp. and trad. (妖冶)		妖	冶

Adjective

妖冶

seductive; bewitching

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yāoyě

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠㄧㄝˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu² je⁵
Min Nan (POJ): iau-iá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yāoyě
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠㄧㄝˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iauyiee
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jiu² je⁵
  - Yale: yíu yéh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jiu² je⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːu̯³⁵ jɛː¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iau-iá
  - Tâi-lô: iau-iá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iauiar
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iaʊ³³ ia⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² ia⁵³/