朝珠

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; Korea, esp. N. Korea (abbrev.)	pearl; bead
simp. and trad. (朝珠)		朝	珠

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháozhū

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ciu⁴ zyu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháozhū
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄠˊ ㄓㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháojhu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻao²-chu¹
    • Yale: cháu-jū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaurju
    • Palladius: чаочжу (čaočžu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ciu⁴ zyu¹
    • Yale: chìuh jyū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu⁴ dzy¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qiu⁴ ju¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯²¹ t͡syː⁵⁵/

Noun

朝珠

1. court beads (worn by Qing dynasty officials)