貞觀

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Chinese

chaste
to look at; to watch; to observe
to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery
 
trad. (貞觀)
simp. (贞观)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 2/2
Initial () (9) (28)
Final () (121) (62)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter trjeng kwanH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʈiᴇŋ/ /kuɑnH/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʈiɛŋ/ /kʷɑnH/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȶiæŋ/ /kuɑnH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʈiajŋ/ /kwanH/
Li
Rong
/ȶiɛŋ/ /kuɑnH/
Wang
Li
/ȶĭɛŋ/ /kuɑnH/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȶi̯ɛŋ/ /kuɑnH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
zhēng guàn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
zing1 gun3

Proper noun

貞觀

  1. era name of Emperor Taizong of Tang (627—649)
  2. one of the era names of Emperor Chongzong of Western Xia (1101–1113)

Derived terms