鮮美

See also: 鲜美

Chinese

		few; rare; fresh	beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (鮮美)		鮮	美
simp. (鲜美)		鲜	美

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiānměi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄇㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ mei⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sián-bí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiānměi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄇㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sianměi
  - Wade–Giles: hsien¹-mei³
  - Yale: syān-měi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianmeei
  - Palladius: сяньмэй (sjanʹmɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ mei⁵
  - Yale: sīn méih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ mei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ méi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ mei̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sián-bí
  - Tâi-lô: sián-bí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siefnbie
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ bi⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /siɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ bi⁵⁵⁴/

Middle Chinese: sjen mijX

Rime
Character	鮮	美
Reading #	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	仙 (77)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	相然切	無鄙切
Baxter	sjen	mijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/siᴇn/	/mˠiɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/siɛn/	/mᵚi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/sjæn/	/miɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/sian/	/mji^X/
Li Rong	/siɛn/	/mji^X/
Wang Li	/sĭɛn/	/mi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/si̯ɛn/	/mi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xiān	mǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sin¹	mei⁵

Adjective

鮮美

delicious; tasty
(literary) fresh and pleasing

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (鮮美):

→ Japanese: 鮮(せん)美(び) (senbi)
→ Korean: 선미(鮮美) (seonmi)

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