九五之尊

Chinese

		nine	five	's; him/her/it; this	to honour
trad. (九五之尊)		九	五	之	尊
simp. #(九五之尊)		九	五	之	尊
Literally: “the honor of nine-five [to which only the emperor is entitled]”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǔwǔzhīzūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gau² ng⁵ zi¹ zyun¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kiú-ngó͘-chi-chun

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǔwǔzhīzūn [Phonetic: jiúwǔzhīzūn]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ ㄓ ㄗㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuwǔjhihzun
    • Wade–Giles: chiu³-wu³-chih¹-tsun¹
    • Yale: jyǒu-wǔ-jr̄-dzwūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouwuujytzuen
    • Palladius: цзюучжицзунь (czjuučžiczunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gau² ng⁵ zi¹ zyun¹
    • Yale: gáu ńgh jī jyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gau² ng⁵ dzi¹ dzyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: geo² ng⁵ ji¹ jun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³ t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡syːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiú-ngó͘-chi-chun
    • Tâi-lô: kiú-ngóo-tsi-tsun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiwngofcizwn
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ŋɔ̃⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sun⁴⁴/

Idiom

九五之尊

1. imperial throne; the title of emperor