桐宮

See also: 桐宫

Chinese

		tung tree	palace; uterus
trad. (桐宮)		桐	宮
simp. (桐宫)		桐	宫

Etymology

桐 (Paulownia) + 宮 (palace)

Tai Jia was forced by Yi Yin to live here for three years until he mended his ways and was allowed to return.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Tónggōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Tónggōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Tónggong
    • Wade–Giles: Tʻung²-kung¹
    • Yale: Túng-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tornggong
    • Palladius: Тунгун (Tungun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 桐宮

1. (archaic) the legendary tomb of King Tang of Shang (in modern day Linzhang County)