靚

靚 (Kangxi radical 174, 靑+7, 15 strokes, cangjie input 手月月山山 (QBBUU), four-corner 5621₀, composition ⿰青見 or ⿰靑見)

• 儬, 𩇟, 𡃁, 㵾

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1381, character 32
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42575
• Dae Jaweon: page 1893, character 10
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4048, character 2
• Unihan data for U+975A

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *zleŋs) : phonetic 青 (OC *sʰleːŋ) + semantic 見.

靚

1. ^† to call in a subordinate; to invite
2. ^† to dress up; to get dressed up
3. ^† gentle and refined; fair and quiet
4. ^† bright
5. ^† beautiful; gorgeous; magnificent
6. ^† Alternative term for 靜／静 (jìng, “calm; quiet”).
7. ^† Alternative term for 靖 (jìng, “to reflect on”).

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 令 or 亮?”) Also compare Zhuang lengj.

靚

1. (regional, including Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua) pretty; beautiful

   靚仔／靓仔 [Cantonese]  ―  leng³ zai²   ―  handsome man

   靚衫／靓衫 [Cantonese]  ―  leng³ saam¹   ―  pretty clothes

   靚相／靓相 [Cantonese]  ―  leng³ soeng^3-2   ―  nice pictures

   你都唔係出街，使乜著咁靚呀？ [Cantonese, trad.]
   你都唔系出街，使乜著咁靓呀？ [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei⁵ dou¹ m⁴ hai⁶ ceot¹ gaai¹, sai² mat¹ zoek³ gam³ leng³ aa³?

   You're not going out or anything; what do you need to dress so well for?

   呢個女仔都幾靚呀吓。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   呢个女仔都几靓呀吓。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   nei¹ go³ neoi⁵ zai² dou¹ gei² leng³ aa³ haa².

   She's quite pretty, huh?

2. (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka, Pinghua) good; fine

   今晚煲湯夠嗮靚！ [Cantonese, trad.]
   今晚煲汤够嗮靓！ [Cantonese, simp.]

   gam¹ maan⁵ bou¹ tong¹ gau³ saai³ leng³!

   Tonight's soup is great!

   件衫啲質地都幾靚喎。 [Cantonese, trad.]
   件衫啲质地都几靓㖞。 [Cantonese, simp.]

   gin⁶ saam¹ di¹ zat¹ dei^6-2 dou¹ gei² leng³ wo³.

   The material of this shirt is pretty good.

3. (dialectal Cantonese) orderly

• (pretty):

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 精?”)

靚

1. (Hakka) beautiful; pretty

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from 像?”)

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靚

1. (Hainanese) beautiful; pretty

   • 田園城市靚得跟畫一樣 [Hainanese, trad.]
     田园城市靓得跟画一样 [Hainanese, simp.]

     From: 金岛乐团, 卢海清 (lyricist), 琼海溜

     The paddy fields and the city are as beautiful as a painting

2. (Hainanese) good; fine

   • 咋雞咋雞督雞督雞　督督督督督靚靚隻雞 [Hainanese, trad.]
     咋鸡咋鸡督鸡督鸡　督督督督督靓靓只鸡 [Hainanese, simp.]

     From: 麦英, 海南鸡饭

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

(Hyōgai kanji)

1. make up face
2. ornament
3. quiet

• Go-on: しょう (shō)^{←しやう (syau, historical)}
• Kan-on: せい (sei)

靚 • (jeong) (hangeul 정, revised jeong, McCune–Reischauer chŏng, Yale ceng)

1. make up face
2. ornament
3. quiet