幽雅

Chinese

		quiet; secluded	elegant
simp. and trad. (幽雅)		幽	雅

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yōuyǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau¹ ngaa⁵
Min Nan (POJ): iu-ngá / iu-ngée

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: yōuyǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡㄧㄚˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iouyea
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ i̯a̠²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    優雅／优雅
    幽雅
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: jau¹ ngaa⁵
  - Yale: yāu ngáh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau¹ ngaa⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo¹ nga⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯⁵⁵ ŋaː¹³/
  - Homophones:
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    優雅／优雅
    幽雅
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-ngá
  - Tâi-lô: iu-ngá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iungar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² ŋã⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu³³ ŋã⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋã⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iu-ngée
  - Tâi-lô: iu-ngée
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɛ̃⁵³/

Adjective

幽雅

quiet and tastefully laid out (of a place); ethereal (of music)

Usage notes

Usually 幽雅 (yōuyǎ) is used to describe places and music, while 優雅／优雅 (yōuyǎ) is used to describe speech and behaviour.

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