盩厔

Chinese

		name of a district in Shaanxi	river bent
trad. (盩厔)		盩	厔
simp. ^#(盩厔)		盩	厔
alternative forms		盩庢

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhōuzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄡㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ zat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōuzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄡㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhoujhìh
  - Wade–Giles: Chou¹-chih⁴
  - Yale: Jōu-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joujyh
  - Palladius: Чжоучжи (Čžoučži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    周至
    盩厔
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau¹ zat⁶
  - Yale: jāu jaht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ dzat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ zed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚²/

Proper noun

盩厔

(dated) synonym of 周至 (zhōuzhì): Zhouzhi (a county of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)

Usage notes

In 1964, the characters for Zhouzhi County were changed from 盩厔 (Zhōuzhì) to 周至 (zhōuzhì).

Descendants

→ English: Chou-chih