"亭亭玉立" meaning in Chinese

See 亭亭玉立 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² laːp̚²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/, /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/, /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² laːp̚²/ Chinese transliterations: tíngtíngyùlì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ laap⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], tíngtíngyùlì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], tíngtíngyùlì [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], tʻing²-tʻing²-yü⁴-li⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], tíng-tíng-yù-lì [Mandarin, Yale, standard], tyngtyngyuhlih [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], тинтинъюйли [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], tintinʺjujli [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], tìhng tìhng yuhk lahp [Cantonese, Yale], tìhng tìhng yuhk laahp [Cantonese, Yale], ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ lap⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ laap⁹ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ leb⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ lab⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 亭亭玉立
  1. (of a woman) slender and elegant Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-亭亭玉立-zh-phrase-N-~LSTAx Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 52 48 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
  2. (of plants) tall and straight Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-亭亭玉立-zh-phrase-GffkprJc Categories (other): Chinese chengyu, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese chengyu: 52 48 Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 婷婷玉立, 玉立亭亭
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      "zh-pron": "ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ ㄌㄧˋ"
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        "Cantonese",
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      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ lap⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁶ laap⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "tíngtíngyùlì"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
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      "zh-pron": "tíngtíngyùlì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tʻing²-tʻing²-yü⁴-li⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tíng-tíng-yù-lì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tyngtyngyuhlih"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "тинтинъюйли"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
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        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tintinʺjujli"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "tìhng tìhng yuhk lahp"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "tìhng tìhng yuhk laahp"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ lap⁹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ laap⁹"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ leb⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ lab⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/"
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      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/"
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      "zh-pron": "tʻing²-tʻing²-yü⁴-li⁴"
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "tíng-tíng-yù-lì"
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      "zh-pron": "tyngtyngyuhlih"
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      "zh-pron": "тинтинъюйли"
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    {
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        "Palladius",
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      "zh-pron": "tintinʺjujli"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tìhng tìhng yuhk lahp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tìhng tìhng yuhk laahp"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ lap⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ juk⁹ laap⁹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ leb⁶"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ting⁴ ting⁴ yug⁶ lab⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² laːp̚²/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "ipa": "/tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰiŋ³⁵ y⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² lɐp̚²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɪŋ²¹ jʊk̚² laːp̚²/"
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      "word": "婷婷玉立"
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    {
      "word": "玉立亭亭"
    }
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