佐久

Chinese

		assist	(long) time; (long) duration of time
simp. and trad. (佐久)		佐	久

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 佐久 (Saku).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zuǒjiǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zuǒjiǔ [Phonetic: zuójiǔ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Zuǒjiǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Tso³-chiu³
    • Yale: Dzwǒ-jyǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tzuoojeou
    • Palladius: Цзоцзю (Czoczju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

佐久

1. (～市) Saku (a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan)