殷墟
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Chinese
surname; dynasty; flourishing surname; dynasty; flourishing; roll of thunder; dark red |
old burial grounds | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (殷墟) | 殷 | 墟 | |
| simp. #(殷墟) | 殷 | 墟 | |
| alternative forms | 殷虛 | ||
| Literally: “ruins of Yin”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yīnxū
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄒㄩ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yinsyu
- Wade–Giles: Yin1-hsü1
- Yale: Yīn-syū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Inshiu
- Palladius: Иньсюй (Inʹsjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in⁵⁵ ɕy⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jan1 heoi1
- Yale: yān hēui
- Cantonese Pinyin: jan1 hoey1
- Guangdong Romanization: yen1 hêu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐn⁵⁵ hɵy̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
殷墟
- Yinxu (ruins of the last capital of the Shang dynasty)