圓房

Chinese

		circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	house
trad. (圓房)		圓	房
simp. (圆房)		圆	房

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuánfáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ fong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánfáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfáng
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-fang²
    • Yale: ywán-fáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfarng
    • Palladius: юаньфан (juanʹfan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuánfángr
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfángr
    • Wade–Giles: yüan²-fang²-ʼrh
    • Yale: ywán-fángr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfarngl
    • Palladius: юаньфанр (juanʹfanr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ fong⁴
    • Yale: yùhn fòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ fong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ fong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/

Verb

圓房

1. to consummate a marriage

Usage notes

Often in relation to a tongyangxi (foster daughter-in-law) with her husband, or a couple with delayed consummation.