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模特

模特

Chinese

		imitate; model; norm imitate; model; norm; pattern	male animal; special (-ly); special male animal; special (-ly); special; unusual; extraordinary
simp. and trad. (模特)		模	特

Noun

模特

model (person employed to display clothes, or pose for an artist)

Etymology

From French modèle (model)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): mótè

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁴ dak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: mótè
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moteh
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed) (模特兒／模特儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: mótèr
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄊㄜˋㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: motell
  - IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ tʰɤɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁴ dak⁶
  - Yale: mòuh dahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁴ dak⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯²¹ tɐk̚²/