子午
Chinese
child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight |
7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon | ||
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| simp. and trad. (子午) |
子 | 午 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zǐwǔ [Phonetic: zíwǔ]
- Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhwǔ
- Wade–Giles: tzŭ3-wu3
- Yale: dž-wǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyywuu
- Palladius: цзыу (czyu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chú-ngó͘
- Tâi-lô: tsú-ngóo
- Phofsit Daibuun: zwngor
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
子午
- (literary) north and south
- (literary) midnight and noon; midnight and midday
- (～谷) A valley in the current Qinling Mountains, Shaanxi Province.