九烏
Chinese
nine | a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void | ||
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trad. (九烏) | 九 | 烏 | |
simp. (九乌) | 九 | 乌 | |
Literally: “nine crows”. |
Etymology
See 九日. Figurative use of 烏 (“crow”) is from the three-legged crow living in the sun in Chinese mythology.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuwu
- Wade–Giles: chiu3-wu1
- Yale: jyǒu-wū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouu
- Palladius: цзюу (czjuu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 wu1
- Yale: gáu wū
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 wu1
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 wu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ wuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: kjuwX 'u