佐渡

Chinese

		assist	to cross; to pass through; to ferry
simp. and trad. (佐渡)		佐	渡

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 佐渡 (Sado).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zuǒdù

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zuǒdù
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄉㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zuǒdù
    • Wade–Giles: Tso³-tu⁴
    • Yale: Dzwǒ-dù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzuooduh
    • Palladius: Цзоду (Czodu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵¹/

Proper noun

佐渡

1. (～市) Sado (a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
佐	渡
さ Grade: 4	と > ど Grade: S

Proper noun

佐(さ)渡(ど) • (Sado) 

1. Sado (an island, city, and former province of Niigata Prefecture, Japan)
2. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
佐	渡
さ Grade: 4	わた(り) Grade: S

Proper noun

佐(さ)渡(わたり) • (Sawatari) 

1. a surname