周口店

Chinese

		encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	inn; shop; store
trad. (周口店)		周	口	店
simp. ^#(周口店)		周	口	店

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhōukǒudiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄡㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ hau² dim³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōukǒudiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄡㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhoukǒudiàn
  - Wade–Giles: Chou¹-kʻou³-tien⁴
  - Yale: Jōu-kǒu-dyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joukooudiann
  - Palladius: Чжоукоудянь (Čžoukoudjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau¹ hau² dim³
  - Yale: jāu háu dim
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ hau² dim³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ heo² dim³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ tiːm³³/

Proper noun

周口店

Zhoukoudian (cave system in Beijing, China)
(～地區) Zhoukoudian (an area of Fangshan district, Beijing, China)

Descendants

→ English: Chou-k'ou-tien, Zhoukoudian