預兆

See also: 预兆, 豫兆, and 予兆

Chinese

		to advance; in advance; beforehand to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	omen; million; million million, trillion
trad. (預兆)		預	兆
simp. (预兆)		预	兆
alternative forms		豫兆

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yùzhào

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄓㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ siu⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): īr-tiǎu / ū-tiāu / ī-tiāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yùzhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄓㄠˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yùjhào
  - Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chao⁴
  - Yale: yù-jàu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjaw
  - Palladius: юйчжао (jujčžao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁶ siu⁶
  - Yale: yuh siuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ siu⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ xiu⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² siːu̯²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-tiǎu
  - Tâi-lô: īr-tiǎu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² tiau²²/
- (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-tiāu
  - Tâi-lô: ū-tiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: uxdiau
  - IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ tiau³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ tiau²²/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-tiāu
  - Tâi-lô: ī-tiāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ixdiau
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ tiau²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ tiau³³/

Noun

預兆

omen; sign; harbinger

Synonyms

先兆 (xiānzhào)
兆頭 / 兆头 (zhàotou)
前兆 (qiánzhào)
彩頭 / 彩头 (Hokkien, Teochew)
徵候 / 征候 (zhēnghòu)
徵兆 / 征兆 (zhēngzhào)
徵象 / 征象 (zhēngxiàng)
朕兆 (zhènzhào) (literary)
節嵌 / 节嵌 (Loudi Xiang)
萌 (literary)
衣食 (ĭ-sĭk) (Eastern Min)

Verb

預兆

to portend; to augur; to be a sign of

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (預兆):

→ Japanese: 予(よ)兆(ちょう) (yochō)
→ Korean: 예조(豫兆) (yejo)