烽燧
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Chinese
| beacon fire | fire; speculum | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (烽燧) | 烽 | 燧 | |
| simp. #(烽燧) | 烽 | 燧 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄥ ㄙㄨㄟˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fongsuèi
- Wade–Giles: fêng1-sui4
- Yale: fēng-swèi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengsuey
- Palladius: фэнсуй (fɛnsuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fung1 seoi6
- Yale: fūng seuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: fung1 soey6
- Guangdong Romanization: fung1 sêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ sɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
烽燧
- system of smoke signals used in ancient China
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 烽 | 燧 |
| ほう Hyōgaiji |
すい Hyōgaiji |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- (historical) signal fire or beacon, used in ancient times to warn of the approach of an enemy