大禹
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Chinese
| big old(er) great |
Yu (ancient king) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大禹) | 大 | 禹 | |
| simp. #(大禹) | 大 | 禹 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Dà Yǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Dà Yǔ
- Wade–Giles: Ta4 Yü3
- Yale: Dà Yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Dah Yeu
- Palladius: Да Юй (Da Juj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: daai6 jyu5
- Yale: daaih yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² jyː¹³/
- Homophones:
大禹
大語 / 大语
大雨
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: dajH hjuX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*lˤa-s ʷ(r)aʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*daːds ɢʷaʔ/
Proper noun
大禹
- Yu the Great (legendary ruler in ancient China, famed for introducing flood control and founding the Xia dynasty)