諸王

Chinese

		all; many; various	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (諸王)		諸	王
simp. (诸王)		诸	王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhūwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄨㄤˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhūwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄨㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuwáng
  - Wade–Giles: chu¹-wang²
  - Yale: jū-wáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juwang
  - Palladius: чжуван (čžuvan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

Noun

諸王

(literary) various kings
(historical) various dukes or princes under an emperor

Proper noun

諸王

(archaic) name of a star or constellation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
諸	王
おおきんだち
Grade: 6	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
諸	王
しょ Grade: 6	おう Grade: 1
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

しょおう: Middle Chinese 諸王 (“kings; princes”).

おおきんだち: 大 (ō-, “great”) +‎ 公達, 君達 (kindachi, “princes”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しょおー [shóꜜòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɯ̟]

Noun

諸(しょ)王(おう) or 諸王(おおきんだち) • (shōu or ōkindachi)

kings
princes who are the Emperor's grandsons or below