皋陶

Chinese

		bank; marsh	pleased; pottery
simp. and trad. (皋陶)		皋	陶
alternative forms		皋𨹋 臯陶 咎繇 皋繇 咎陶 皋𨹋 臯陶 咎繇 皋繇 咎陶 臯繇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Gāoyáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gou¹ jiu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Gāoyáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄧㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Gaoyáo
    • Wade–Giles: Kao¹-yao²
    • Yale: Gāu-yáu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gauyau
    • Palladius: Гаояо (Gaojao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gou¹ jiu⁴
    • Yale: gōu yìuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gou¹ jiu⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gou¹ yiu⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kou̯⁵⁵ jiːu̯²¹/

Proper noun

皋陶

1. Gao Yao (minister)

Usage notes

The pronunciation of 陶 is special.