皇宮

See also: 皇宫

Chinese

		emperor; surname	palace; uterus
trad. (皇宮)		皇	宮
simp. (皇宫)		皇	宫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huánggōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hông-kiong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huánggōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huánggong
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-kung¹
    • Yale: hwáng-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanggong
    • Palladius: хуангун (xuangun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ gung¹
    • Yale: wòhng gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-kiong
    • Tâi-lô: hông-kiong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hongkiofng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

皇宮

1. imperial palace

Synonyms

• (literary) 宮門／宫门 (gōngmén)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
皇	宮
こう Grade: 6	ぐう Grade: 3
kan'yōon

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーぐう [kòógúꜜù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɡɯ̟ː]

Noun

皇(こう)宮(ぐう) • (kōgū) ^{←くわうぐう (kwauguu)?}

1. imperial palace

Synonyms

• 皇居(こうきょ) (kōkyo)
• 宮城(きゅうじょう) (kyūjō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
皇	宮
こう Grade: 6	きゅう Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーきゅう [kòókyúú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːkʲɨː]

Noun

皇(こう)宮(きゅう) • (kōkyū) ^{←くわうきゅう (kwaukyuu)?}

1. imperial palace

Usage notes

• Less common reading than こうぐう (kōgū)