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See also: 显生宙
Chinese
| prominent; conspicuous; to show | to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (顯生宙) | 顯 | 生 | 宙 | |
| simp. (显生宙) | 显 | 生 | 宙 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎnshēng Zhòu
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˇ ㄕㄥ ㄓㄡˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎnsheng Jhòu
- Wade–Giles: Hsien3-shêng1 Chou4
- Yale: Syǎn-shēng Jòu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheansheng Jow
- Palladius: Сяньшэн Чжоу (Sjanʹšɛn Čžou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hin2 saang1 zau6
- Yale: hín sāang jauh
- Cantonese Pinyin: hin2 saang1 dzau6
- Guangdong Romanization: hin2 sang1 zeo6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hiːn³⁵ saːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
顯生宙
- (geology) the Phanerozoic eon (spanning from 541 million years ago until the present)