貞觀

Chinese

		chaste	to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
trad. (貞觀)		貞	觀
simp. (贞观)		贞	观

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhēnguàn

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄍㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zing¹ gun³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhēnguàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄍㄨㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhenguàn
  - Wade–Giles: Chên¹-kuan⁴
  - Yale: Jēn-gwàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jenguann
  - Palladius: Чжэньгуань (Čžɛnʹguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zing¹ gun³
  - Yale: jīng gun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzing¹ gun³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jing¹ gun³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵ kuːn³³/

Middle Chinese: trjeng kwanH

Rime
Character	貞	觀
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	桓 (62)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	陟盈切	古玩切
Baxter	trjeng	kwanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈiᴇŋ/	/kuɑn^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈiɛŋ/	/kʷɑn^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶiæŋ/	/kuɑn^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈiajŋ/	/kwan^H/
Li Rong	/ȶiɛŋ/	/kuɑn^H/
Wang Li	/ȶĭɛŋ/	/kuɑn^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȶi̯ɛŋ/	/kuɑn^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhēng	guàn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zing¹	gun³

Proper noun

貞觀

era name of Emperor Taizong of Tang (627—649)
one of the era names of Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia (1101–1113)

Derived terms

貞觀之治 / 贞观之治