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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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都
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護
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府
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| Reading #
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1/1
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1/1
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1/1
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| Initial (聲)
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端 (5)
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匣 (33)
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幫 (1)
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| Final (韻)
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模 (23)
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模 (23)
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虞 (24)
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| Tone (調)
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Level (Ø)
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Departing (H)
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Rising (X)
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| Openness (開合)
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Open
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Open
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Closed
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| Division (等)
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I
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I
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III
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| Fanqie
|
當孤切
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胡誤切
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方矩切
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| Baxter
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tu
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huH
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pjuX
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| Reconstructions
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Zhengzhang
Shangfang
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/tuo/
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/ɦuoH/
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/pɨoX/
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Pan
Wuyun
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/tuo/
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/ɦuoH/
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/pioX/
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Shao
Rongfen
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/to/
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/ɣoH/
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/pioX/
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Edwin
Pulleyblank
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/tɔ/
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/ɦɔH/
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/puə̆X/
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Li
Rong
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/to/
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/ɣoH/
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/pioX/
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Wang
Li
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/tu/
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/ɣuH/
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/pĭuX/
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Bernhard
Karlgren
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/tuo/
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/ɣuoH/
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/pi̯uX/
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Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
dū
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hù
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fǔ
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Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
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dou1
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wu6
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fu2
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Noun
都護府
- (historical) protectorate (a type of regional government primarily established during the Han and Tang dynasties)
Usage notes
The term could refer to any of the number of regional governments established during the Han and Tang dynasties, such as
- 西域都護府／西域都护府 (xīyù dūhùfǔ, “Protectorate of the Western Regions”),
- 安西都護府／安西都护府 (ānxī dūhùfǔ, “Protectorate General to Pacify the West”),
- 安東都護府／安东都护府 (āndōng dūhùfǔ, “Protectorate General to Pacify the East”),
- 安北都護府／安北都护府 (ānběi dūhùfǔ, “Protectorate General to Pacify the North”),
- 安南都護府／安南都护府 (ānnán dūhùfǔ, “Protectorate General to Pacify the South”), or
- 北庭都護府／北庭都护府 (běitíng dūhùfǔ, “Protectorate General to Pacify Beiting”).