女優

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See also: 女优

Chinese

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

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Etymology

Sense "pornographic actress" is influenced by Japanese 女優(じょゆう) (joyū).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): nǚyōu

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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǚyōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔyou
  - Wade–Giles: nü³-yu¹
  - Yale: nyǔ-yōu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuiou
  - Palladius: нюйю (njujju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nǚyōur
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄡㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nyǔyour
  - Wade–Giles: nü³-yu¹-ʼrh
  - Yale: nyǔ-yōur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neuioul
  - Palladius: нюйюр (njujjur)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɤʊ̯ɻʷ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: neoi⁵ jau¹
  - Yale: néuih yāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: noey⁵ jau¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: nêu⁵ yeo¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɵy̯¹³ jɐu̯⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (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: nrjoX 'juw

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
Baxter	nrjoX	'juw
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/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ni̯wo^X/	/ʔi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	nǚ	yōu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	neoi⁵	jau¹

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

(Tokyo) じょゆう (Heiban – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

女(じょ)優(ゆう) • (joyū)

female actor, actress

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

男優(だんゆう) (dan'yū): (male) actor

Related terms

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

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
女	優

Noun

女優 • (yeou) (hangeul 여우)

hanja form^? of 여우 (“actress (female actor)”)

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