"窈窕" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [Chinese]

IPA: /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiau⁵⁵⁴/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/ [Hokkien, Zhangzhou], /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /iou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiou⁵²⁻²¹/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³/, /jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³/, /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/, /iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiau⁵⁵⁴/, /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/, /iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/, /iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁴¹/, /iou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiou⁵²⁻²¹/ Chinese transliterations: yǎotiǎo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄠˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], miu⁵ tiu⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], jiu² tiu⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], iáu-thiáu [Hokkien, POJ], iou² tiou² [Peng'im, Teochew], yǎotiǎo [Phonetic:yáotiǎo] [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǎotiǎo [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yao³-tʻiao³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǎu-tyǎu [Mandarin, Yale], yeauteau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яотяо [Mandarin, Palladius], jaotjao [Mandarin, Palladius], míuh tíuh [Cantonese, Yale], yíu tíuh [Cantonese, Yale], miu⁵ tiu⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], jiu² tiu⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], miu⁵ tiu⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], yiu² tiu⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], iáu-thiáu [Hokkien, Tai-lo], iaw'tiao [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], ióu thióu [POJ, Teochew], 'ewX dewX [Middle-Chinese], /*ʔˤ[e]wʔ lˤ[e]wʔ/ [Baxter-Sagart, Old-Chinese], /*qiːwʔ l'eːwʔ/ [Old-Chinese, Zhengzhang]
Etymology: First syllable 窈 (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”) is probably cognate to 幽 (OC *qɯw, “dark”); second syllable 窕 (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”) is probably related to 竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”) (Schuessler, 2007) Etymology templates: {{och-l|窈|deep, dim}} 窈 (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”), {{och-l|幽|dark}} 幽 (OC *qɯw, “dark”), {{och-l|窕|to bore, to perforate}} 窕 (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”), {{och-l|竅|hole}} 竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”), {{zh-ref|Schuessler, 2007}} Schuessler, 2007 Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 窈窕
  1. (literary, of a woman) quiet and elegant; graceful and fair; gentle and beautiful Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-窈窕-zh-adj-5fdXEk5Q
  2. (literary, of a woman) seductive; flirtatious Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-窈窕-zh-adj-P~GA93lJ Categories (other): Chinese disyllabic morphemes, Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese disyllabic morphemes: 17 61 22 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 17 62 21
  3. (literary) deep; secluded; profound Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-窈窕-zh-adj-5Qak3KiJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 窈窕淑女 (yǎotiǎoshūnǚ)

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yǎotiǎoshūnǚ",
      "word": "窈窕淑女"
    }
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          "args": {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
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            "1": "窈窕",
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            "gloss": ""
          },
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          "name": "ja-r"
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            "4": "",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
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            "1": "vi",
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          },
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            "o4t": "",
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            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (窈窕):\n* → Japanese: 窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)\n* → Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)\n* → Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)",
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
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            "4": "yểu điệu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (窈窕):\n* → Japanese: 窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)\n* → Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)\n* → Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)",
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        }
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "窈",
        "2": "deep, dim"
      },
      "expansion": "窈 (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "幽",
        "2": "dark"
      },
      "expansion": "幽 (OC *qɯw, “dark”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "窕",
        "2": "to bore, to perforate"
      },
      "expansion": "窕 (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "竅",
        "2": "hole"
      },
      "expansion": "竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Schuessler, 2007"
      },
      "expansion": "Schuessler, 2007",
      "name": "zh-ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First syllable 窈 (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”) is probably cognate to 幽 (OC *qɯw, “dark”); second syllable 窕 (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”) is probably related to 竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”) (Schuessler, 2007)",
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      "args": {
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  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "english": "The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady:\nFor our prince a good mate she.",
          "ref": "窈窕淑女,君子好逑。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nYǎotiǎo shūnǚ, jūnzǐ hǎoqiú. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "quiet and elegant; graceful and fair; gentle and beautiful"
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          "quiet",
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        ],
        [
          "elegant",
          "elegant"
        ],
        [
          "graceful",
          "graceful"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, of a woman) quiet and elegant; graceful and fair; gentle and beautiful"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "17 61 22",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 62 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seductive; flirtatious"
      ],
      "id": "en-窈窕-zh-adj-P~GA93lJ",
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          "seductive",
          "seductive"
        ],
        [
          "flirtatious",
          "flirtatious"
        ]
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, of a woman) seductive; flirtatious"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a woman"
      ],
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        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
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        {
          "english": "I either called covered wagons, or rowed lonely boats; already following gullies deep, then crossing hills rough.",
          "ref": "或命巾車,或棹孤舟。既窈窕以尋壑,亦崎嶇而經丘。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "或命巾车,或棹孤舟。既窈窕以寻壑,亦崎岖而经丘。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Tao Yuanming, 《歸去來辭》 \"Verses on Returning\"\nHuò mìng jīnchē, huò zhào gūzhōu. Jì yǎotiǎo yǐ xún hè, yì qíqū ér jīng qiū. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deep; secluded; profound"
      ],
      "id": "en-窈窕-zh-adj-5Qak3KiJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "deep",
          "deep"
        ],
        [
          "secluded",
          "secluded"
        ],
        [
          "profound",
          "profound"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) deep; secluded; profound"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎotiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu² tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iáu-thiáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iou² tiou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎotiǎo [Phonetic:yáotiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎotiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yao³-tʻiao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎu-tyǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeauteau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яотяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaotjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "míuh tíuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíu tíuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu² tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu² tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iáu-thiáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iaw'tiao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiau⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ióu thióu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiou⁵²⁻²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "'ewX dewX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ʔˤ[e]wʔ lˤ[e]wʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*qiːwʔ l'eːwʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yáotiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiau⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiou⁵²⁻²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[e]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[e]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*qiːwʔ l'eːwʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "窈窕"
}
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  "categories": [
    "Chinese adjectives",
    "Chinese disyllabic morphemes",
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Middle Chinese lemmas",
    "Old Chinese lemmas"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "yǎotiǎoshūnǚ",
      "word": "窈窕淑女"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "窈窕"
          },
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          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "窈窕",
            "2": "ようちょう",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "요조(窈窕)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "窈窕",
            "sc": "Hani"
          },
          "expansion": "窈窕",
          "name": "l"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "yểu điệu",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "窈窕"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "窈窕",
            "2": "ようちょう",
            "3": "요조",
            "4": "yểu điệu",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "窈窕",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "窈窕",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "窈窕",
            "v": "窈窕",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (窈窕):\n* → Japanese: 窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)\n* → Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)\n* → Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "ようちょう",
            "3": "요조",
            "4": "yểu điệu"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (窈窕):\n* → Japanese: 窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)\n* → Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)\n* → Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (窈窕):\n* → Japanese: 窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)\n* → Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)\n* → Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "窈",
        "2": "deep, dim"
      },
      "expansion": "窈 (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "幽",
        "2": "dark"
      },
      "expansion": "幽 (OC *qɯw, “dark”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "窕",
        "2": "to bore, to perforate"
      },
      "expansion": "窕 (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "竅",
        "2": "hole"
      },
      "expansion": "竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”)",
      "name": "och-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "Schuessler, 2007"
      },
      "expansion": "Schuessler, 2007",
      "name": "zh-ref"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "First syllable 窈 (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”) is probably cognate to 幽 (OC *qɯw, “dark”); second syllable 窕 (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”) is probably related to 竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”) (Schuessler, 2007)",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "窈窕",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The modest, retiring, virtuous, young lady:\nFor our prince a good mate she.",
          "ref": "窈窕淑女,君子好逑。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]",
          "text": "From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version\nYǎotiǎo shūnǚ, jūnzǐ hǎoqiú. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "quiet and elegant; graceful and fair; gentle and beautiful"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "quiet",
          "quiet"
        ],
        [
          "elegant",
          "elegant"
        ],
        [
          "graceful",
          "graceful"
        ],
        [
          "fair",
          "fair"
        ],
        [
          "gentle",
          "gentle"
        ],
        [
          "beautiful",
          "beautiful"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, of a woman) quiet and elegant; graceful and fair; gentle and beautiful"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "seductive; flirtatious"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "seductive",
          "seductive"
        ],
        [
          "flirtatious",
          "flirtatious"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary, of a woman) seductive; flirtatious"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "of a woman"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms",
        "Literary Chinese terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I either called covered wagons, or rowed lonely boats; already following gullies deep, then crossing hills rough.",
          "ref": "或命巾車,或棹孤舟。既窈窕以尋壑,亦崎嶇而經丘。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]",
          "text": "或命巾车,或棹孤舟。既窈窕以寻壑,亦崎岖而经丘。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]\nFrom: Tao Yuanming, 《歸去來辭》 \"Verses on Returning\"\nHuò mìng jīnchē, huò zhào gūzhōu. Jì yǎotiǎo yǐ xún hè, yì qíqū ér jīng qiū. [Pinyin]",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "deep; secluded; profound"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "deep",
          "deep"
        ],
        [
          "secluded",
          "secluded"
        ],
        [
          "profound",
          "profound"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) deep; secluded; profound"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎotiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄠˇ ㄊㄧㄠˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu² tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iáu-thiáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iou² tiou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎotiǎo [Phonetic:yáotiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎotiǎo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yao³-tʻiao³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎu-tyǎu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeauteau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яотяо"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaotjao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "míuh tíuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yíu tíuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jiu² tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miu⁵ tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yiu² tiu⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iáu-thiáu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "iaw'tiao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiau⁵⁵⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ióu thióu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiou⁵²⁻²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Middle-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "'ewX dewX"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Baxter-Sagart",
        "Old-Chinese"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*ʔˤ[e]wʔ lˤ[e]wʔ/"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Old-Chinese",
        "Zhengzhang"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/*qiːwʔ l'eːwʔ/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[Phonetic: yáotiǎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːu̯¹³ tʰiːu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːu̯³⁵ tʰiːu̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰiau⁵⁵⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iau⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰiau⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/iou⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰiou⁵²⁻²¹/"
    },
    {
      "other": "[e]"
    },
    {
      "other": "[e]"
    },
    {
      "other": "/*qiːwʔ l'eːwʔ/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "窈窕"
}

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