早朝

Chinese

		early; morning	morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (早朝)		早	朝
anagram		朝早

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎozhāo, zǎocháo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄓㄠ, ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² ziu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎozhāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄓㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎojhao
  - Wade–Giles: tsao³-chao¹
  - Yale: dzǎu-jāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaojau
  - Palladius: цзаочжао (czaočžao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎocháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎocháo
  - Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻao²
  - Yale: dzǎu-cháu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochaur
  - Palladius: цзаочао (czaočao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² ziu¹
  - Yale: jóu jīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² dziu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² jiu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

早朝

(literary) morning

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zǎocháo

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zou² ciu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zǎocháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄠˇ ㄔㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zǎocháo
  - Wade–Giles: tsao³-chʻao²
  - Yale: dzǎu-cháu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzaochaur
  - Palladius: цзаочао (czaočao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zou² ciu⁴
  - Yale: jóu chìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzou² tsiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zou² qiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sou̯³⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

早朝

(archaic) morning court (when the emperor meets with his subjects)
- 春宵苦短日高起，從此君王不早朝。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  春宵苦短日高起，从此君王不早朝。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  Chūn xiāo kǔ duǎn rì gāo qǐ, cóngcǐ jūnwáng bù zǎocháo. [Pinyin]
  They lamented that the spring nights were all too short, and did not rise until long after the sun had come out; From this point on, His Majesty did not attend the morning court.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
早	朝
そう Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そーちょー [sòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [so̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

早(そう)朝(ちょう) • (sōchō) ^{←さうてう (sauteu)^?}

early morning
私(わたし)は早朝(そうちょう)に家(いえ)をでた
watashi wa sōchō ni ie o deta
I left home in the early morning.

Synonyms

朝(あさ)方(がた) (asagata)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
早	朝

Noun

早朝 • (jojo) (hangeul 조조)

hanja form^? of 조조