春宮
Chinese
spring (time); gay; joyful spring (time); gay; joyful; youthful; love; lust; life |
palace; uterus | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (春宮) | 春 | 宮 | |
| simp. (春宫) | 春 | 宫 | |
Etymology
In ancient China, the crown prince's palace is in the east, which is associated with spring in Wu Xing. The sense “erotic drawing” is from the Song-dynasty 《春宮祕戲圖》.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chūngōng
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chungong
- Wade–Giles: chʻun1-kung1
- Yale: chwūn-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuengong
- Palladius: чуньгун (čunʹgun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (春宮兒 / 春宫儿)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: chūngōngr
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄣ ㄍㄨㄥㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chungongr
- Wade–Giles: chʻun1-kung1-ʼrh
- Yale: chwūn-gūngr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuengongl
- Palladius: чуньгунр (čunʹgunr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯ən⁵⁵ kʊ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ceon1 gung1
- Yale: chēun gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen1 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: cên1 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɵn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhun-kiong
- Tâi-lô: tshun-kiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhunkiofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰun³³ kiɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻²² kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰun⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
春宮
- (literary) crown prince's palace
- (literary, metonymic) crown prince
- erotic drawing; erotic scene
- (historical) palace of Qingdi (青帝, god of spring in Chinese legendaries)
Synonyms
Derived terms
Proper noun
春宮
- (historical) A palace in the Zhou dynasty.