帥哥

See also: 帅哥

Chinese

		commander in chief; handsome; graceful commander in chief; handsome; graceful; smart	elder brother
trad. (帥哥)		帥	哥
simp. (帅哥)		帅	哥
variant forms		帥鍋／帅锅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuàigē

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄜ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ go¹
Min Nan (POJ): sòe-ko

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuàigē
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄜ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuayge
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuàigēr
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄍㄜㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuaygel
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ kɤɻ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi³ go¹
  - Yale: seui gō
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ go¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ go¹
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ kɔː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-ko
  - Tâi-lô: suè-ko
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soea'koy
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ ko⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ko³³/

Noun

帥哥

(colloquial) handsome man; handsome boy

Usage notes

Often used as a polite way of getting the attention of a (male) member of the public, such as a waiter, being equivalent to excuse me in English.

Synonyms

(chiefly Cantonese) 靚仔／靓仔 (liàngzǎi)

Coordinate terms

美女 (měinǚ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (帥哥):

→ Vietnamese: soái ca (帥哥)

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