選美

See also: 选美

Chinese

		to choose; to pick; to select to choose; to pick; to select; to elect	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (選美)		選	美
simp. (选美)		选	美

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuǎnměi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun² mei⁵
Min Nan (POJ): soán-bí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuǎnměi [Phonetic: xuánměi]
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheuanmeei
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun² mei⁵
  - Yale: syún méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn² mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun² méi⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn³⁵ mei̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soán-bí
  - Tâi-lô: suán-bí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soafnbie
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /suan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ bi⁴¹/

Noun

選美

beauty contest; beauty pageant

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