殷墟

Chinese

		surname; dynasty; flourishing surname; dynasty; flourishing; roll of thunder; dark red	old burial grounds
trad. (殷墟)		殷	墟
simp. #(殷墟)		殷	墟
alternative forms		殷虛
Literally: “ruins of Yin”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yīnxū

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ heoi¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yīnxū
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yinsyu
    • Wade–Giles: Yin¹-hsü¹
    • Yale: Yīn-syū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Inshiu
    • Palladius: Иньсюй (Inʹsjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ heoi¹
    • Yale: yān hēui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ hoey¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ hêu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/

Proper noun

殷墟

1. Yinxu (ruins of the last capital of the Shang dynasty)