楚楚

Chinese

		distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
simp. and trad. (楚楚)		楚	楚

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chǔchǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co² co²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-chhú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chǔchǔ [Phonetic: chúchǔ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄔㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chǔchǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu³-chʻu³
  - Yale: chǔ-chǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuuchuu
  - Palladius: чучу (čuču)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: co² co²
  - Yale: chó chó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso² tso²
  - Guangdong Romanization: co² co²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː³⁵ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-chhú
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu` cu`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu³ cu³
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ t͡sʰu³¹/

Adjective

楚楚

neat and tidy
蜉蝣之羽，衣裳楚楚。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Fúyóu zhī yǔ, yīshang chǔchǔ. [Pinyin]
The wings of the ephemera,
Are robes, bright and splendid.
delicate; dainty
outstanding; brilliant
miserable; sad

Derived terms

楚楚不凡
楚楚動人／楚楚动人 (chǔchǔdòngrén)
楚楚可憐／楚楚可怜 (chǔchǔkělián)
衣冠楚楚 (yīguānchǔchǔ)
衣裳楚楚

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