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小家碧玉

小家碧玉

Chinese

		low-status family; poor family	jasper
simp. and trad. (小家碧玉)		小家	碧玉

Idiom

小家碧玉

daughter from a humble family, beautiful girl from a lower family

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiǎojiābìyù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄧˋ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² gaa¹ bik¹ juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiǎojiābìyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄚㄅㄧˋ ㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujiabihyiw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯a̠⁵⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu² gaa¹ bik¹ juk⁶
  - Yale: síu gā bīk yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu² gaa¹ bik⁷ juk⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ kɑː⁵⁵ pɪk̚⁵ jʊk̚²/