# 靚仔
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liàngzǎi
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄗㄞˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leng$^3$ zai$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): liang$^1$ doi$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): liang$^4$ zai$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liàngzǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄗㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liàngzǎi
*** Wade–Giles: liang$^4$-tsai$^3$
*** Yale: lyàng-dzǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianqtzae
*** Palladius: лянцзай (ljanczaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: leng$^3$ zai$^2$
*** Yale: leng jái
*** Cantonese Pinyin: leng$^3$ dzai$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: léng$^3$ zei$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɛːŋ³³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: liang$^1$ doi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /liaŋ³³ tᵘɔi⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: liang$^4$ zai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /liaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡saɪ³¹/

#### Noun

靚仔
* (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) good-looking boy; handsome man (Classifier: 個／个)
* (Cantonese, by extension) generic term of address for a young man: young man
* (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 白飯／白饭 (báifàn, “plain steamed rice”). (Classifier: 個／个; 碗)
* (Cantonese, slang) good traffic

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 美男子, 俊男 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 帥哥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 帥哥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 靚仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 靚仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 靚仔 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 緣投的 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 緣投仔桑 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 緣投峇 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 雅囝 |

#### Adjective

靚仔
* (Cantonese) handsome; good-looking

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 英俊, 帥氣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 帥 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 英俊 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 帥 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 帥 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 帥 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 靚仔 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 靚仔 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 緣投 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 緣投 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 緣投 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 派頭, 緣投 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 緣投 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 緣投 |
| Hakka | Singapore (Dabu) | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 緣投, 燦頭, 燦才 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 緣投 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 帥 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 帥 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 帥 |

#### Descendants

* → English: leng zai

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 靚仔 – see 𡃁仔 (“kid; mischievous boy; rascal; chap”). (This term is a variant form of 𡃁仔).