# 佳麗
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiālì
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai$^1$ lai$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ka-lē
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiālì
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jialì
*** Wade–Giles: chia$^1$-li$^4$
*** Yale: jyā-lì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jialih
*** Palladius: цзяли (czjali)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ li⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaai$^1$ lai$^6$
*** Yale: gāai laih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaai$^1$ lai$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gai$^1$ lei$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːi̯⁵⁵ lɐi̯²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ka-lē
*** Tâi-lô: ka-lē
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kale
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² le²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ka³³ le⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ka⁴⁴⁻²² le²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ le³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ka⁴⁴⁻³³ le³³/
* Middle Chinese: kea lejH
Rime :
| Character | 佳 | 麗 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 佳 (31) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | IV |
| Fanqie | 古膎切 | 郎計切 |
| Baxter | kea | lejH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠɛ/ | /lei$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚæ/ | /lei$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kæi/ | /lɛi$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨj/ | /lɛj$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /kɛ/ | /lei$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /kai/ | /liei$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /kai/ | /liei$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiā | lì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaai$^1$ | lai$^6$ |

### Adjective

佳麗
* (literary) beautiful; pretty

### Noun

佳麗
* (literary) babe; beauty; belle; beauty queen
* (～卦) A combination 三上三中四下 in the Lingqijing.

#### Synonyms

* 佳人 (jiārén)
* 出水芙蓉 (chūshuǐfúróng) (figurative)
* 嫭 (hù) (literary)
* 嬌／娇 (jiāo)
* 紅顏／红颜 (hóngyán) (literary, figurative)
* 美人 (měirén)
* 美女 (měinǚ)
* 行雨 (xíngyǔ) (literary, figurative)
* 靚女／靓女 (chiefly Cantonese)
* 麗人／丽人 (lìrén) (literary)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 美女, 美人, 佳人, 佳麗, 麗人, 紅顏, 嬋娟 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美女, 美人, 佳人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 美人兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 美女 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 美女 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靚女 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 靚女 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 靚女 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 靚女 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 靚女 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 靚女 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 靚女 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 標緻妹仔, 靚妹仔, 靚女 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 靚女 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 媠查某, 俏母 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 媠查某 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 雅諸娘 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雅諸娘, 雅儂 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 顯娘 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 靚母 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 靚母 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 靚妹 |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 佳 | 麗 |
| か Grade: S | れい Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ka̠ɾe̞ː]

### Adjective

佳(か)麗(れい) • (karei) -na (adnominal 佳(か)麗(れい)な (karei na), adverbial 佳(か)麗(れい)に (karei ni))
* beautiful; fair; pretty
    Synonyms: きれい (kirei), 美しい (ustukushii)

### Noun

佳(か)麗(れい) • (karei)
* beauty; that which is beautiful
* a beautiful woman; a beauty; a belle
    Synonyms: 美人 (bijin), 美女 (bijo), 佳人 (kajin), 麗人 (reijin)