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窈窕

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Chinese

More information deep; quiet and elegant, quiet and elegant ...

Etymology

First syllable (OC *qiːwʔ, “deep, dim”) is probably cognate to (OC *qɯw, “dark”); second syllable (OC *l'eːwʔ, “to bore, to perforate”) is probably related to (OC *kʰleːwɢs, “hole”) (Schuessler, 2007)

Pronunciation


Note:
  • miu5 tiu5 - vernacular;
  • jiu2 tiu5 - literary.

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Adjective

窈窕

  1. (literary, of a woman) quiet and elegant; graceful and fair; gentle and beautiful
  2. (literary, of a woman) seductive; flirtatious
  3. (literary) deep; secluded; profound

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (窈窕):
  • Japanese: 窈窕(ようちょう) (yōchō)
  • Korean: 요조(窈窕) (yojo)
  • Vietnamese: yểu điệu (窈窕)
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