佐渡

Chinese

		assist	to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad. (佐渡)		佐	渡

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 佐渡 (Sado).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zuǒdù

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zuǒdù
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Zuǒdù
  - Wade–Giles: Tso³-tu⁴
  - Yale: Dzwǒ-dù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzuooduh
  - Palladius: Цзоду (Czodu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

Proper noun

佐渡

(～市) Sado (a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
佐	渡
さ Grade: 4	と > ど Grade: S

Proper noun

佐(さ)渡(ど) • (Sado)

Sado (an island, city, and former province of Niigata Prefecture, Japan)
a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
佐	渡
さ Grade: 4	わた(り) Grade: S

Proper noun

佐(さ)渡(わたり) • (Sawatari)

a surname