殉葬
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Chinese
| buried with dead; die for a cause | bury (the dead) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (殉葬) | 殉 | 葬 | |
| simp. #(殉葬) | 殉 | 葬 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): seon1 zong3
- Eastern Min (BUC): sŭng-cáung
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˋ ㄗㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syùnzàng
- Wade–Giles: hsün4-tsang4
- Yale: syùn-dzàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiunntzanq
- Palladius: сюньцзан (sjunʹczan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕyn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: seon1 zong3
- Yale: sēun jong
- Cantonese Pinyin: soen1 dzong3
- Guangdong Romanization: sên1 zong3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɵn⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: sŭng-cáung
- Sinological IPA (key): /suŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (t͡s-)ʒɑuŋ²¹³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Middle Chinese: zwinH tsangH
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*s.ʷi-s ˤaŋ-s/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sɢʷins ʔsaːŋs/
Verb
殉葬
- to be buried with the dead (often alive)