許昌
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See also: 许昌
Chinese
to allow; to permit; to praise to allow; to permit; to praise; surname |
prosperous; flourish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (許昌) | 許 | 昌 | |
| simp. (许昌) | 许 | 昌 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): heoi2 coeng1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Hṳ̄-chiŏng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hí-chhiong
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5shiu-tshaon
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩˇ ㄔㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syǔchang
- Wade–Giles: Hsü3-chʻang1
- Yale: Syǔ-chāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheuchang
- Palladius: Сюйчан (Sjujčan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: heoi2 coeng1
- Yale: héui chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: hoey2 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: hêu2 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Hṳ̄-chiŏng
- Sinological IPA (key): /hy³³⁻²¹ (t͡sʰ-)ʒuoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hí-chhiong
- Tâi-lô: Hí-tshiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: hychiofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ³³/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
Proper noun
許昌
- (～市) Xuchang (a prefecture-level city in Henan, China)
Descendants
- → English: Hsu-ch'ang, Hsü-ch'ang, Xuchang
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 許 | 昌 |
| きょ Grade: 5 |
しょう Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
- Xuchang (a prefecture-level city in Henan, China)