杜康
Chinese
| fabricate; restrict; to prevent | peaceful; spongy (of radishes) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (杜康) | 杜 | 康 | |
| simp. #(杜康) | 杜 | 康 | |
Etymology
Named after 杜康 (Dù Kāng), the inventor of liquor in Chinese legends.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dùkāng
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˋ ㄎㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dùkang
- Wade–Giles: tu4-kʻang1
- Yale: dù-kāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: duhkang
- Palladius: дукан (dukan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tu⁵¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou6 hong1
- Yale: douh hōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou6 hong1
- Guangdong Romanization: dou6 hong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯²² hɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
杜康