昭通
Chinese
| illustrious; manifest | go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (昭通) | 昭 | 通 | |
| simp. #(昭通) | 昭 | 通 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu1 tung1 / ciu1 tung1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ciĕu-tŭng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Chiau-thong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhāotōng
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄊㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhaotong
- Wade–Giles: Chao1-tʻung1
- Yale: Jāu-tūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jautong
- Palladius: Чжаотун (Čžaotun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ziu1 tung1 / ciu1 tung1
- Yale: jīu tūng / chīu tūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dziu1 tung1 / tsiu1 tung1
- Guangdong Romanization: jiu1 tung1 / qiu1 tung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chiau-thong
- Tâi-lô: Tsiau-thong
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciau'tofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siau³³ tʰɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siau⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
昭通
- (～市) Zhaotong (a prefecture-level city of Yunnan, China)
Descendants
- → English: Chao-t'ung, Zhaotong
- → Lü: ᦋᧁᧈᦒᦳᧂᧈ (tsaw¹thung¹)