奏聞

Chinese

		present a memorial; to achieve; to play	hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
trad. (奏聞)		奏	聞
simp. (奏闻)		奏	闻

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zòuwén

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˋ ㄨㄣˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zòuwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˋ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zòuwún
  - Wade–Giles: tsou⁴-wên²
  - Yale: dzòu-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzowwen
  - Palladius: цзоувэнь (czouvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

Verb

奏聞

(historical) Reporting to the Emperor
- 到京日期奏聞事 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  到京日期奏闻事 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 1880, 清國禮部 / 清国礼部, File:조선-청 외교문서(자문) 021.jpg
  dàojīng rìqī zòuwén shì [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奏	聞
そう Grade: 6	もん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーもん [sòómóń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [so̞ːmõ̞ɴ]

Verb

奏(そう)聞(もん) • (sōmon)

(historical) Reporting to the Emperor
民情(みんじょう)を奏聞(そうもん)する。
Minjō o sōmon suru.
Report to the Emperor condition of the people.