始皇
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[edit]beginning; first | emperor | ||
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trad. (始皇) | 始 | 皇 | |
simp. #(始皇) | 始 | 皇 | |
Literally: “first emperor”. |
Pronunciation
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- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shǐhhuáng
- Wade–Giles: Shih3-huang2
- Yale: Shř-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyyhwang
- Palladius: Шихуан (Šixuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci2 wong4
- Yale: chí wòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi2 wong4
- Guangdong Romanization: qi2 wong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: syiX hwang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥əʔ [ɢ]ʷˤaŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*hljɯʔ ɡʷaːŋ/
Proper noun
[edit]始皇
- Qin Shi Huang (259–210 B.C.E.)