初更

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (初更)		初	更

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chūgēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨ ㄍㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ gaang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chūgēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨ ㄍㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chugeng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu¹-kêng¹
    • Yale: chū-gēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chugeng
    • Palladius: чугэн (čugɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: co¹ gaang¹
    • Yale: chō gāang
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ gaang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: co¹ gang¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

初更

1. (archaic) first watch (between 7:00pm and 9:00pm)

Related terms

• 二更 (èrgēng)
• 三更 (sāngēng)
• 四更 (sìgēng)
• 五更 (wǔgēng)