加冠

Chinese

		to add; plus	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad. (加冠)		加	冠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiāguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaa¹ gun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiāguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiaguan
    • Wade–Giles: chia¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: jyā-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaguan
    • Palladius: цзягуань (czjaguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaa¹ gun¹
    • Yale: gā gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaa¹ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ga¹ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/

Verb

加冠

1. (archaic) to perform a capping ceremony (coming of age ceremony for a young man at 20 years of age)

See also

• 冠禮／冠礼 (guànlǐ)