古洞
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Chinese
| ancient; old | cave; hole | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (古洞) |
古 | 洞 | |
Etymology
The second syllable 洞 may be borrowed from a Kra-Dai substrate word; compare Proto-Tai *doŋᴮ (“open field”) (whence Zhuang doengh (“field”)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Gǔdòng
- Wade–Giles: Ku3-tung4
- Yale: Gǔ-dùng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Guudonq
- Palladius: Гудун (Gudun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʊŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gu2 dung6
- Yale: gú duhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gu2 dung6
- Guangdong Romanization: gu2 dung6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kuː³⁵ tʊŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
古洞