嬌饒

Chinese

		lovable; pampered; tender lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail	to spare
trad. (嬌饒)		嬌	饒
simp. (娇饶)		娇	饶

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāoráo

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠㄖㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu¹ jiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiāoráo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠㄖㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiaoráo
  - Wade–Giles: chiao¹-jao²
  - Yale: jyāu-ráu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaurau
  - Palladius: цзяожао (czjaožao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: giu¹ jiu⁴
  - Yale: gīu yìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu¹ jiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: giu¹ yiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: kjew nyew

Rime
Character	嬌	饒
Reading #	1/3	1/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	宵 (92)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	舉喬切	如招切
Baxter	kjew	nyew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇu/	/ȵiᴇu/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛu/	/ȵiɛu/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæu/	/ȵʑjæu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiaw/	/ȵiaw/
Li Rong	/kjɛu/	/ȵiɛu/
Wang Li	/kĭɛu/	/ȵʑĭɛu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛu/	/ȵʑi̯ɛu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiāo	ráo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu¹	jiu⁴

Adjective

嬌饒

alternative form of 嬌嬈 / 娇娆 (jiāoráo, “enchantingly beautiful; gentle and charming”)