初旬

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	ten days; ten years
simp. and trad. (初旬)		初	旬

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūxún

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄒㄩㄣˊ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chho͘-sûn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chūxún
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄒㄩㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chusyún
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-hsün²
  - Yale: chū-syún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chushyun
  - Palladius: чусюнь (čusjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ɕyn³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-sûn
  - Tâi-lô: tshoo-sûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhosuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sun²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ sun²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² sun¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ sun²³/

Noun

初旬

Alternative name for 上旬 (shàngxún).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
初	旬
しょ Grade: 4	じゅん Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ʑɨ̃ɴ]

Noun

初(しょ)旬(じゅん) • (shojun)

first 10 days of the month