雅稱

See also: 雅称

Chinese

		elegant	to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable
trad. (雅稱)		雅	稱
simp. (雅称)		雅	称

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎchēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ cing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎchēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄔㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎcheng
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-chʻêng¹
    • Yale: yǎ-chēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeacheng
    • Palladius: ячэн (jačɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ cing¹
    • Yale: ngáh chīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ tsing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ qing¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

雅稱

1. elegant name or form of address

Usage notes

An example of a yacheng is 書齋／书斋 (shūzhāi), "study" (as in a room for reading or writing), its more common term being 書房／书房 (shūfáng).