龜茲
See also: 龟兹
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (龜茲) | 龜 | 茲 | |
simp. (龟兹) | 龟 | 兹 |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡ ㄘˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Cioucíh
- Wade–Giles: Chʻiu1-tzʻŭ2
- Yale: Chyōu-tsź
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chioutsyr
- Palladius: Цюцы (Cjucy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kau1 ci4 / gau1 ci4
- Yale: kāu chìh / gāu chìh
- Cantonese Pinyin: kau1 tsi4 / gau1 tsi4
- Guangdong Romanization: keo1 qi4 / geo1 qi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/, /kɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: gau1 ci4 - usually avoided for euphemism.
- Middle Chinese: kjuw dzi
Proper noun
(deprecated template usage) 龜茲
- Kucha or Kuchar (modern: Aksu, Xinjiang, an ancient Central Asian city-state, which flourished in the first millennium AD)