興都庫什
Chinese
| phonetic | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (興都庫什) | 興 | 都 | 庫 | 什 | |
| simp. (兴都库什) | 兴 | 都 | 库 | 什 | |
Etymology
Ultimately from Classical Persian هِنْدُوکُش (hindūkuš); see more at the English entry.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīngdūkùshí
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥ ㄉㄨ ㄎㄨˋ ㄕˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Singdukùshíh
- Wade–Giles: Hsing1-tu1-kʻu4-shih2
- Yale: Syīng-dū-kù-shŕ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shingdukuhshyr
- Palladius: Синдукуши (Sindukuši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵⁵ tu⁵⁵ kʰu⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
興都庫什
- (~山脈, ~山) Hindu Kush (a mountain range in Afghanistan and Pakistan)