九五之尊
Chinese
| nine | five | 's; him/her/it; this | to honour | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (九五之尊) | 九 | 五 | 之 | 尊 | |
| simp. #(九五之尊) | 九 | 五 | 之 | 尊 | |
| Literally: “the honor of nine-five [to which only the emperor is entitled]”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): jiǔwǔzhīzūn
- (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄣ
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gau2 ng5 zi1 zyun1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiú-ngó͘-chi-chun
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔwǔzhīzūn [Phonetic: jiúwǔzhīzūn]
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuwǔjhihzun
- Wade–Giles: chiu3-wu3-chih1-tsun1
- Yale: jyǒu-wǔ-jr̄-dzwūn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouwuujytzuen
- Palladius: цзюучжицзунь (czjuučžiczunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 ng5 zi1 zyun1
- Yale: gáu ńgh jī jyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 ng5 dzi1 dzyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 ng5 ji1 jun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiú-ngó͘-chi-chun
- Tâi-lô: kiú-ngóo-tsi-tsun
- Phofsit Daibuun: kiwngofcizwn
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Idiom
九五之尊