美觀

See also: 美观

Chinese

		beautiful; beauty; America	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
trad. (美觀)		美	觀
simp. (美观)		美	观

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): měiguān

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mei⁵ gun¹
Min Nan (POJ): bí-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: měiguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeiguan
  - IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mei⁵ gun¹
  - Yale: méih gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mei⁵ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: méi⁵ gun¹
  - IPA ^(key): /mei̯¹³ kuːn⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bí-koan
  - Tâi-lô: bí-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: by'koafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kuan⁴⁴/

Adjective

美觀

aesthetically pleasing; pleasing to the eye; beautiful

Usage notes

美觀／美观 (měiguān) commonly describes objects, movements, etc., while 美麗／美丽 (měilì) can describe objects and movements, as well as people.

Synonyms

俊俏 (jùnqiào) (attractive and smart)
奇麗／奇丽 (qílì) (singularly beautiful)
好看 (hǎokàn)
媠靡 (Min Nan)

漂亮 (piàoliang)
美麗／美丽 (měilì)
雅 (Teochew)
靚 (Cantonese, Hakka, Pinghua)

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