奏聞

Chinese

		present a memorial; to achieve; to play	hear; news; celebrated hear; news; celebrated; sniff at
trad. (奏聞)		奏	聞
simp. (奏闻)		奏	闻

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zòuwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄡˋ ㄨㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zòuwén
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄡˋ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zòuwún
    • Wade–Giles: tsou⁴-wên²
    • Yale: dzòu-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzowwen
    • Palladius: цзоувэнь (czouvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

Verb

奏聞

1. (historical) Reporting to the Emperor

   • 到京日期奏聞事 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     到京日期奏闻事 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1880, 清國禮部／清国礼部, File:조선-청 외교문서(자문) 021.jpg

     dàojīng rìqī zòuwén shì [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
奏	聞
そう Grade: 6	もん Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そーもん [sòómóń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [so̞ːmõ̞ɴ]

Verb

奏(そう)聞(もん) • (sōmon) 

1. (historical) Reporting to the Emperor

   民情(みんじょう)を奏聞(そうもん)する。

   Minjō o sōmon suru.

   Report to the Emperor condition of the people.