斗拱

Chinese

		ladle; dipper; small ladle; dipper; small; big; stars	fold hands in salute; to arch
simp. and trad. (斗拱)		斗	拱
alternative forms		斗栱枓拱枓栱

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dǒugǒng, dòugǒng

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ, ㄉㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dau² gung²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dǒugǒng [Phonetic: dóugǒng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˇ ㄍㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dǒugǒng
  - Wade–Giles: tou³-kung³
  - Yale: dǒu-gǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: doougoong
  - Palladius: доугун (dougun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòugǒng
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòugǒng
  - Wade–Giles: tou⁴-kung³
  - Yale: dòu-gǔng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dowgoong
  - Palladius: доугун (dougun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dau² gung²
  - Yale: dáu gúng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dau² gung²
  - Guangdong Romanization: deo² gung²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐu̯³⁵ kʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

斗拱

(architecture) dougong (a structural element consisting of interlocking wooden brackets as used in traditional Chinese architecture)

Synonyms

欂櫨／欂栌 (bólú)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (斗拱):

→ Japanese: 斗(と)栱(きょう) (tokyō)
→ Korean: 두공(斗拱) (dugong)
→ Vietnamese: đấu củng (斗拱)