桐生
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Chinese
| tung tree | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw | ||
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| simp. and trad. (桐生) |
桐 | 生 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 桐生 (Kiryū).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Tóngshēng
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tóngsheng
- Wade–Giles: Tʻung2-shêng1
- Yale: Túng-shēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Torngsheng
- Palladius: Туншэн (Tunšɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
桐生
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 桐 | 生 |
| きり Jinmeiyō |
ふ > ゅう Grade: 1 |
| nanori | |