翹楚

Chinese

		outstanding; to raise	distinct; clear; orderly distinct; clear; orderly; pain; suffering; ancient place name; surname
trad. (翹楚)		翹	楚
simp. (翘楚)		翘	楚

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 9 (《詩經·周南·漢廣》):

翹翹錯薪，言刈其楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]

翘翘错薪，言刈其楚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Qiáoqiáo cuò xīn, yán yì qí chǔ. [Pinyin]

Many are the bundles of firewood; I would cut down the thorns [to form more].

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiáochǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ co²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiáochǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄔㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciáochǔ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao²-chʻu³
  - Yale: chyáu-chǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyauchuu
  - Palladius: цяочу (cjaoču)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ co²
  - Yale: kìuh chó
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ tso²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ co²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ t͡sʰɔː³⁵/

Noun

翹楚

(figurative) person of outstanding talent

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (翹楚):

→ Japanese: 翹楚(ぎょうそ) (gyōso)
→ Korean: 교초(翹楚) (gyocho)

See also

魁首 (kuíshǒu)

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