許昌

Chinese

		to allow; to permit; to praise to allow; to permit; to praise; (surname)	prosperous; flourish
trad. (許昌)		許	昌
simp. (许昌)		许	昌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xǔchāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩˇ ㄔㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi² coeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Xǔchāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˇ ㄔㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheuchang
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: heoi² coeng¹
    • Yale: héui chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoey² tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hêu² cêng¹
    • IPA ^(key): /hɵy̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

許昌

1. the city of Xuchang

Proper noun

許昌

1. Xu Chang, (a rebel during the Eastern Han Dynasty)

References

• Luo, Guanzhong ((Can we date this quote?)) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 2 (in Mandarin/English)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
許	昌
きょ Grade: 5	しょう Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Proper noun

許昌 (hiragana きょしょう, rōmaji Kyoshō)

1. the city of Xuchang