# 靚女
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): liàngnǚ
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄋㄩˇ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): leng$^3$ neoi$^{5-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): liang$^1$ nui$^2$
* Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): liang$^4$ n$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: liàngnǚ
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄋㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: liàngnyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: liang$^4$-nü$^3$
*** Yale: lyàng-nyǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lianqneu
*** Palladius: ляннюй (ljannjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /li̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: leng$^3$ neoi$^{5-2}$
*** Yale: leng néui
*** Cantonese Pinyin: leng$^3$ noey$^{5-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: léng$^3$ nêu$^{5-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /lɛːŋ³³ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: liang$^1$ nui$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /liaŋ³³ ⁿdui⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: liang$^4$ n$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /liaŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ n̩³¹/

#### Noun

靚女
* (chiefly Cantonese, Hakka) beautiful woman or girl; beauty; lovely lady (Classifier: 個／个; 位)
* (Cantonese, by extension) Informal term of address to an adult woman: miss
       leng$^3$ neoi$^{5-2}$, bei$^2$ dip$^6$ si$^6$ jau$^4$ ngo$^5$ aa$^1$, m$^4$ goi$^1$! [Jyutping]
       (To a waitress) Hi, can you give me a plate of soy sauce, please?
* (Cantonese, restaurant jargon) Alternative name for 白粥 (báizhōu, “plain congee”).

##### Synonyms

* (beautiful woman):
* 佳人 (jiārén)
* 佳麗／佳丽 (jiālì) (literary)
* 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)
* 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 |

##### Coordinate terms

* (beautiful woman): 靚仔／靓仔 (liàngzǎi)

#### Adjective

靚女
* (Cantonese, of a girl) pretty; beautiful; good-looking

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jìngnǚ
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄩˇ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jìngnǚ
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄩˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jìngnyǔ
*** Wade–Giles: ching$^4$-nü$^3$
*** Yale: jìng-nyǔ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinqneu
*** Palladius: цзиннюй (czinnjuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

#### Noun

靚女
* (literary, obsolete) beautiful woman wearing heavy make-up

### Etymology 3

* For pronunciation and definitions of 靚女 – see 𡃁女 (“young girl”). (This term is a variant form of 𡃁女).