初秋

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	autumn; fall; harvest time autumn; fall; harvest time; a swing
trad. (初秋)		初	秋
simp. #(初秋)		初	秋

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūqiū

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ cau¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūqiū
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄑㄧㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chuciou
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-chʻiu¹
    • Yale: chū-chyōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuchiou
    • Palladius: чуцю (čucju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ cau¹
    • Yale: chō chāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ ceo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

初秋

1. early autumn

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (初秋):

• → Japanese: 初秋(しょしゅう) (shoshū)
• → Korean: 초추(初秋) (chochu)
• → Vietnamese: sơ thu (初秋)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	秋
しょ Grade: 4	しゅう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょしゅう [shòshúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ɕɨᵝː]

Noun

初(しょ)秋(しゅう) • (shoshū) ^{←しよしう (syosiu)?}

1. beginning of autumn

Related terms

• 秋(あき) (aki): autumn
• 晩秋(ばんしゅう) (banshū): ending of autumn

Korean

Hanja in this term
初	秋

Noun

初秋 • (chochu) (hangeul 초추)

1. Hanja form^? of 초추 (“early autumn”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
初	秋

Noun

初秋

1. chữ Hán form of sơ thu.