出水芙蓉

Chinese

		to appear out of water; to appear above water; to spurt out water to appear out of water; to appear above water; to spurt out water; to discharge water	cotton rose; hibiscus; lotus
simp. and trad. (出水芙蓉)		出水	芙蓉

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūshuǐfúróng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceot¹ seoi² fu⁴ jung⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūshuǐfúróng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄈㄨˊ ㄖㄨㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushoeifwurong
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chushuěifúróng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʂweɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu³⁵ ʐʊŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceot¹ seoi² fu⁴ jung⁴
  - Yale: chēut séui fùh yùhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoet⁷ soey² fu⁴ jung⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: cêd¹ sêu² fu⁴ yung⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵt̚⁵ sɵy̯³⁵ fuː²¹ jʊŋ²¹/

Idiom

出水芙蓉

(literally) lotus flower which just sprung into blossom above the water
(figuratively) refreshingly and elegantly composed piece of literary work (poem, article, etc.), art or calligraphy
(figuratively) naturally beautiful woman; natural beauty
(figuratively) beautiful woman who emerges from, or half-submerged in a pool of water

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