人妖

Chinese

		man; person; people	goblin; witch; devil goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
trad. (人妖)		人	妖
simp. #(人妖)		人	妖
anagram		妖人

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rényāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan⁴ jiu¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jîn-iau / lîn-iau

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rényāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄣˊ ㄧㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rényao
    • Wade–Giles: jên²-yao¹
    • Yale: rén-yāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: reniau
    • Palladius: жэньяо (žɛnʹjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐən³⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan⁴ jiu¹
    • Yale: yàhn yīu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jiu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ yiu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-iau / lîn-iau
    • Tâi-lô: jîn-iau / lîn-iau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jin'iaw, lin'iaw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /d͡zin²⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/, /lin²⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /d͡zin²⁴⁻²² iau³³/, /lin²⁴⁻²² iau³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² iau⁴⁴/, /lin¹³⁻²² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /d͡zin²⁴⁻¹¹ iau⁴⁴/, /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ iau⁴⁴/, /lin²³⁻³³ iau⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 人妖

1. devil in human form; evil genius
2. freak (a person with abnormal sexual proclivities)
3. a person fond of fancy dress and excessive make-up
4. a transvestite; a ladyboy