中元古代
Chinese
middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark) |
primeval past | era | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (中元古代) |
中 | 元古 | 代 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōngyuángǔ Dài
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄞˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhongyuángǔ Dài
- Wade–Giles: Chung1-yüan2-ku3 Tai4
- Yale: Jūng-ywán-gǔ Dài
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jongyuanguu Day
- Palladius: Чжунъюаньгу Дай (Čžunʺjuanʹgu Daj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ taɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
中元古代
- (geology) the Mesoproterozoic era (part of the Proterozoic eon, spanning from 1.6 to 1 billion years ago)