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See also: 奥陶纪
Chinese
| the Ordovician | period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (奧陶紀) | 奧陶 | 紀 | |
| simp. (奥陶纪) | 奥陶 | 纪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄠˋ ㄊㄠˊ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Àotáo Jì
- Wade–Giles: Ao4-tʻao2 Chi4
- Yale: Àu-táu Jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Awtaur Jih
- Palladius: Аотао Цзи (Aotao Czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ou3 tou4 gei3
- Yale: ou tòuh gei
- Cantonese Pinyin: ou3 tou4 gei3
- Guangdong Romanization: ou3 tou4 géi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ou̯³³ tʰou̯²¹ kei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
奧陶紀
- (geology) the Ordovician period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 485.4 to 443.4 million years ago)