肇端
Chinese
| at first; devise; originate | end; extremity; item end; extremity; item; port; to hold something level with both hands; to carry; regular | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (肇端) | 肇 | 端 | |
| simp. #(肇端) | 肇 | 端 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhàoduān
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˋ ㄉㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhàoduan
- Wade–Giles: chao4-tuan1
- Yale: jàu-dwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jawduan
- Palladius: чжаодуань (čžaoduanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ tu̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: siu6 dyun1
- Yale: siuh dyūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: siu6 dyn1
- Guangdong Romanization: xiu6 dün1
- Sinological IPA (key): /siːu̯²² tyːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
肇端
Synonyms
Noun
肇端
- (literary) beginning; start; commencement