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 / jan⁴ jiu²
• 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 / jan⁴ jiu²
    • Yale: yàhn yīu / yàhn yíu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan⁴ jiu¹ / jan⁴ jiu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen⁴ yiu¹ / yen⁴ yiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯⁵⁵/, /jɐn²¹ jiːu̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jîn-iau
    • Tâi-lô: jîn-iau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jin'iaw
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zin¹³⁻²² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zin²³⁻³³ iau⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîn-iau
    • Tâi-lô: lîn-iau
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lin'iaw
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lin²⁴⁻²² iau³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lin²⁴⁻²² iau⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lin²⁴⁻¹¹ 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. (sometimes derogatory or offensive) a transvestite; a ladyboy; a shemale