寒武紀
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See also: 寒武纪
Chinese
| the Cambrian | period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寒武紀) | 寒武 | 紀 | |
| simp. (寒武纪) | 寒武 | 纪 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Hánwǔ Jì
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hánwǔ Jì
- Wade–Giles: Han2-wu3 Chi4
- Yale: Hán-wǔ Jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harnwuu Jih
- Palladius: Ханьу Цзи (Xanʹu Czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon4 mou5 gei3
- Yale: hòhn móuh gei
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon4 mou5 gei3
- Guangdong Romanization: hon4 mou5 géi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn²¹ mou̯¹³ kei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
寒武紀
- (geology) the Cambrian period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 541 to 485.4 million years ago)