朝堂

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (朝堂)		朝	堂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháotáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháotáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháotáng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao²-tʻang²
    • Yale: cháu-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurtarng
    • Palladius: чаотан (čaotan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ tʰɑŋ³⁵/

Noun

朝堂

1. (historical) royal court within the imperial palace (where all of the ministers would gather to discuss affairs of state)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (朝堂):

• → Vietnamese: triều đường (朝堂)