女優

See also: 女优

Chinese

		female; woman; daughter	excellent; superior
trad. (女優)		女	優
simp. (女优)		女	优

Etymology

Sense "pornographic actress" is influenced by Japanese 女 (じょ)優 (ゆう) (joyū).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǚyōu

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): neoi⁵ jau¹
Min Nan (POJ): lú-iu / lí-iu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǚyōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuiou
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: nǚyōur
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuioul
  - IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ jɤʊɻʷ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ jau¹
  - Yale: néuih yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ yeo¹
  - IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lú-iu
  - Tâi-lô: lú-iu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lwiw
  - IPA (Taipei): /lu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí-iu
  - Tâi-lô: lí-iu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lyiw
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /ɳɨʌ^X ʔɨu/▼

Rime
Character	女	優
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	娘 (12)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	魚 (22)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	尼吕切	於求切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɳɨʌ^X/	/ʔɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/ɳiɔ^X/	/ʔiu/
Shao Rongfen	/niɔ^X/	/ʔiəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɳɨə̆^X/	/ʔuw/
Li Rong	/niɔ^X/	/ʔiu/
Wang Li	/nĭo^X/	/ĭəu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ni̯wo^X/	/ʔi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nǚ	yōu

Noun

女優

(dated) actress; female artist
(especially Japanese) pornographic actress
AV女優 / AV女优 ― AV nǚyōu ― Japanese adult film actress; AV idol

Japanese

Kanji in this term
女	優
じょ Grade: 1	ゆう Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じょゆう [jòyúú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑo̞jɯ̟ᵝː]

Noun

女優 (hiragana じょゆう, rōmaji joyū)

female actor, actress

Synonyms

女性俳優 (じょせいはいゆう) (josei haiyū): female actor

Antonyms

男 (だん)優 (ゆう) (dan'yū): (male) actor

Related terms

俳優 (はいゆう) (haiyū): actor
役者 (やくしゃ) (yakusha): actor

References

1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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