皇姑
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Chinese
| emperor; surname | paternal aunt | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (皇姑) | 皇 | 姑 | |
| simp. #(皇姑) | 皇 | 姑 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huánggu
- Wade–Giles: huang2-ku1
- Yale: hwáng-gū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanggu
- Palladius: хуангу (xuangu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wong4 gu1
- Yale: wòhng gū
- Cantonese Pinyin: wong4 gu1
- Guangdong Romanization: wong4 gu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔːŋ²¹ kuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
皇姑
- (literary, honorific) deceased mother-in-law (mother of a woman's husband)
- (literary) paternal aunt (father's sister) or sister of an emperor
Proper noun
皇姑