嬌態

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Chinese

		lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (嬌態)		嬌	態
simp. (娇态)		娇	态

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāotài

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠㄊㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu¹ taai³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiau-thài

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāotài
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄊㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiaotài
  - Wade–Giles: chiao¹-tʻai⁴
  - Yale: jyāu-tài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiautay
  - Palladius: цзяотай (czjaotaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu¹ taai³
  - Yale: gīu taai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu¹ taai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: giu¹ tai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰaːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiau-thài
  - Tâi-lô: kiau-thài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiau'taix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiau³³ tʰai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰai²¹/

Middle Chinese: kjew|gjew|kjewX thojH

Rime
Character	嬌	嬌	嬌	態
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	群 (30)	見 (28)	透 (6)
Final (韻)	宵 (92)	宵 (92)	宵 (92)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III	I
Fanqie	舉喬切	巨嬌切	居夭切	他代切
Baxter	kjew	gjew	kjewX	thojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇu/	/ɡˠiᴇu/	/kˠiᴇu^X/	/tʰʌi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛu/	/ɡᵚiɛu/	/kᵚiɛu^X/	/tʰəi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæu/	/ɡiæu/	/kiæu^X/	/tʰɒi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiaw/	/giaw/	/kiaw^X/	/tʰəj^H/
Li Rong	/kjɛu/	/ɡjɛu/	/kjɛu^X/	/tʰᴀi^H/
Wang Li	/kĭɛu/	/ɡĭɛu/	/kĭɛu^X/	/tʰɒi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛu/	/gi̯ɛu/	/ki̯ɛu^X/	/tʰɑ̆i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo	qiáo	jiǎo	tài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu¹	kiu⁴	giu²	toi³

Noun

嬌態

coquettishness; feminine charms; lascivious pose
- 君寵益嬌態，君憐無是非。
  君宠益娇态，君怜无是非。
  From: 《西施詠/西施咏》 ("Song of Xi Shi"), Wang Wei, 700s
  Jūn chǒng yì jiāotài, jūn lián wú shìfēi.
  The king favored her, and her coquettishness waxed; the king loved her dear, and she did not know right from wrong.
- 對月紗窓弄未休，半含嬌態半含羞。低聲暗問相思否，手整金釵笑點頭。
  From: 《佳人》 ("Beautiful Girl"), Kim Byeong'yeon (金炳淵), c. 1830
  Dae wol sachang nong mi hyu, ban ham gyotae ban ham su. Jeoseong am mun sangsa bu, su jeong geumchae so jeomdu.
  As we faced the moonlit window, we did not cease our tryst. She was half flirtatious and half shy. Under my breath, I asked if she would miss me. Her hand fixing her gold hairpin, she smiled and nodded yes.

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (嬌態):

→ Japanese: 嬌態(きょうたい) (kyōtai)
→ Korean: 교태(嬌態) (gyotae)

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