佼好

Chinese

		handsome	good; well; be fond of
trad. (佼好)		佼	好
simp. ^#(佼好)		佼	好

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎohǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎohǎo [Phonetic: jiáohǎo]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎohǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³-hao³
  - Yale: jyǎu-hǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeauhao
  - Palladius: цзяохао (czjaoxao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Middle Chinese: kaewX xawX

Rime
Character	佼	好
Reading #	3/3	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	肴 (90)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	古巧切	呼晧切
Baxter	kaewX	xawX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠau^X/	/hɑu^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚau^X/	/hɑu^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kau^X/	/xɑu^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kaɨw^X/	/haw^X/
Li Rong	/kau^X/	/xɑu^X/
Wang Li	/kau^X/	/xɑu^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/kau^X/	/xɑu^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎo	hǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gaau²	hou²

Adjective

佼好

(literary) good-looking; beautiful
Synonym: 姣好 (jiāohǎo)
- 夫無故富貴、面目佼好則使之，豈必智且有慧哉？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  夫无故富贵、面目佼好则使之，岂必智且有慧哉？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 《墨子/尚賢中》
  Fú wúgù fùguì, miànmù jiǎohǎo zé shǐ zhī, qǐ bì zhì qiě yǒu huì zāi? [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(literary) fine; glorious; happy

Synonyms

亹亹 (wěiwěi) (literary)
圓滿／圆满 (yuánmǎn)
妙 (miào)
妙善 (miàoshàn) (literary)
完滿／完满 (wánmǎn)
美善 (měishàn) (literary)
美好 (měihǎo)
美妙 (měimiào)
美滿／美满 (měimǎn)
錦繡／锦绣 (jǐnxiù) (figurative)

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