京兆

Chinese

		capital; Beijing (abbrev.)	omen; million; million million, trillion
simp. and trad. (京兆)		京	兆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jīngzhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ging¹ siu⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jīngzhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥ ㄓㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jingjhào
    • Wade–Giles: Ching¹-chao⁴
    • Yale: Jīng-jàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jingjaw
    • Palladius: Цзинчжао (Czinčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ging¹ siu⁶
    • Yale: gīng siuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ging¹ siu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ging¹ xiu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪŋ⁵⁵ siːu̯²²/

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• Middle Chinese: kjaeng drjewX

Rime
Character	京	兆
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	宵 (92)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	舉卿切	治小切
Baxter	kjaeng	drjewX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiæŋ/	/ɖˠiᴇuX/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiaŋ/	/ɖᵚiɛuX/
Shao Rongfen	/kiaŋ/	/ȡiæuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiajŋ/	/ɖiawX/
Li Rong	/kiɐŋ/	/ȡjɛuX/
Wang Li	/kĭɐŋ/	/ȡĭɛuX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯ɐŋ/	/ȡʱi̯ɛuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīng	zhào
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ging1	ziu6

Proper noun

京兆

1. Synonym of 京兆尹 (Jīngzhào Yǐn)
   1. (historical) Jingzhao Yin; Jingzhao (historical administrative and geographic division in the eastern vicinity of Chang'an)
   2. (historical) the chief official in charge of the Jingzhao district near Chang'an

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
京	兆
けい Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

京(けい)兆(ちょう) • (keichō) ^{←けいてう (keiteu)?}

1. (formal) the chief administrator of the east or west half of the Capital

   Synonyms: 左京大夫, 右京大夫

2. Clipping of 京兆伊.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
京	兆
きょう Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょ​ーちょー [kyóꜜòchòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

Noun

京(きょう)兆(ちょう) • (kyōchō) ^{←きやうてう (kyauteu)?}

1. Alternate reading of 京兆 (keichō)