三通

Chinese

		three	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (三通)		三	通
simp. ^#(三通)		三	通

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sāntōng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄊㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ tung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-thong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sāntōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄊㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: santong
  - Wade–Giles: san¹-tʻung¹
  - Yale: sān-tūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: santong
  - Palladius: саньтун (sanʹtun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ tung¹
  - Yale: sāam tūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ tung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ tung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-thong
  - Tâi-lô: sam-thong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: samtofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ tʰɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

三通

(mechanics) tee; tee joint
三通管 ― sāntōng guǎn ― three-way pipe joint

Proper noun

三通

The "Three Comprehensive": Tongdian, Tongzhi and Wenxian Tongkao
Three Links (i.e., the links of travel, trade and post across the Strait)