武統
Chinese
| martial; military | to gather; to unite; to unify to gather; to unite; to unify; whole | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (武統) | 武 | 統 | |
| simp. (武统) | 武 | 统 | |
Etymology
Short for 武力統一／武力统一 (wǔlì tǒngyī).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: wǔtǒng [Phonetic: wútǒng]
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄊㄨㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔtǒng
- Wade–Giles: wu3-tʻung3
- Yale: wǔ-tǔng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuutoong
- Palladius: утун (utun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 tung2
- Yale: móuh túng
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 tung2
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 tung2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ tʰʊŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-thóng
- Tâi-lô: bú-thóng
- Phofsit Daibuun: bw'torng
- IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tʰɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
武統
Usage notes
- This term mostly refers to a hypothetical Chinese invasion of Taiwan in the future.
- To circumvent censorship-based keyword filters, Internet users in China may use the homophone 五筒 (wǔtǒng, literally “the "5 Circle" tile in mahjong”). These words are only homophones in Mandarin.