宮闈

See also: 宫闱

Chinese

		palace; uterus	door to women's room; gate to palace
trad. (宮闈)		宮	闈
simp. (宫闱)		宫	闱

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gōngwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ wai⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongwéi
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-wei²
    • Yale: gūng-wéi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongwei
    • Palladius: гунвэй (gunvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 宮闈／宫闱 恭維／恭维 攻圍／攻围

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gung¹ wai⁴
    • Yale: gūng wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ wei⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ wɐi̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 宮闈／宫闱 恭維／恭维

Noun

宮闈

1. living quarters for imperial wives and concubines
2. imperial wives and concubines

Synonyms

• 後宮／后宫 (hòugōng)