善美

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Chinese

		good	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (善美)		善	美
simp. ^#(善美)		善	美
anagram		美善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shànměi

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin⁶ mei⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shànměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shànměi
  - Wade–Giles: shan⁴-mei³
  - Yale: shàn-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannmeei
  - Palladius: шаньмэй (šanʹmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin⁶ mei⁵
  - Yale: sihn méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin⁶ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin⁶ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn²² mei̯¹³/

Noun

善美

good and beautiful

Japanese

Kanji in this term
善	美
ぜん Grade: 6	び Grade: 3
goon	kan'on

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぜんび (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

善(ぜん)美(び) • (zenbi)

goodness and beauty
善(ぜん)美(び)を尽(つ)くす
zenbi o tsukusu
to adorn sumptuously; to adorn with beautiful things

善(ぜん)美(び)を尽(つ)くした建(たて)物(もの)
zenbi o tsukushita tatemono
a sumptuous building

善(ぜん)美(び)を尽(つ)くした家(いえ)
zenbi o tsukushita ie
a sumptuously furnished house

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