文丑

Chinese

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown 2nd earthly branch; 1–3 a.m.; clown; surname
trad. (文丑)		文	丑
simp. #(文丑)		文	丑

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wénchǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ cau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wénchǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wúnchǒu
    • Wade–Giles: wên²-chʻou³
    • Yale: wén-chǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenchoou
    • Palladius: вэньчоу (vɛnʹčou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ cau²
    • Yale: màhn cháu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ tsau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ ceo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ t͡sʰɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

文丑

1. (Chinese opera) clown skilled in dialogue and acting