肇基

Chinese

		at first; devise; originate	base; foundation; basic base; foundation; basic; (chemistry) radical
trad. (肇基)		肇	基
simp. #(肇基)		肇	基

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàojī

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu⁶ gei¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhàojī
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄐㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàoji
    • Wade–Giles: chao⁴-chi¹
    • Yale: jàu-jī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawji
    • Palladius: чжаоцзи (čžaoczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu⁶ gei¹
    • Yale: siuh gēi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu⁶ gei¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu⁶ géi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯²² kei̯⁵⁵/

Verb

肇基

1. (literary) to pave the way