三通

Chinese

		three	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (三通)		三	通
simp. #(三通)		三	通

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sāntōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄊㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ tung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-thong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sāntōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄊㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: santong
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-tʻung¹
    • Yale: sān-tūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santong
    • Palladius: саньтун (sanʹtun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ tung¹
    • Yale: sāam tūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ tung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-thong
    • Tâi-lô: sam-thong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samtofng
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ tʰɔŋ³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

三通

1. (mechanics) tee; tee joint

   三通管  ―  sāntōng guǎn  ―  three-way pipe joint

Proper noun

三通

1. The "Three Comprehensive": Tongdian, Tongzhi and Wenxian Tongkao
2. Three Links (i.e., the links of travel, trade and post across the Strait)