Chinese Word Entry
選美Simplified Chinese form: 选美
| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄒㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄟˇ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | xuǎn měi |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | syun2 mei5 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 選 | elect, select, choose, prefer, election |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄒㄩㄢˇ (xuǎn), ㄒㄩㄢˋ (xuàn), ㄙㄨㄢˋ (suàn), ㄕㄨㄚ (shuā) |
| Cantonese: | syun2 |
| Japanese: | セン (sen)、 サン (san) / えら.ぶ (erabu)、 え.る (eru)、 よ.る (yoru) |
| Korean: | 선 (seon) |
| Vietnamese: | tuyển, tuyến |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 选 |
| 美 | beauty, beautiful, pretty, pleasing |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄟˇ (měi) |
| Cantonese: | mei5 |
| Japanese: | ビ (bi)、 ミ (mi) / うつく.しい (utsukushii)、 よい (yoi)、 ほめる (homeru) |
| Korean: | 미 (mi) |
| Vietnamese: | mỹ, mỉ |