桀紂

See also: 桀纣

Chinese

		(emperor of Xia dynasty); cruel	name of an emperor; saddle crupper
trad. (桀紂)		桀	紂
simp. (桀纣)		桀	纣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiézhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiézhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiéjhòu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-chou⁴
    • Yale: jyé-jòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyejow
    • Palladius: цзечжоу (czečžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

桀紂

1. King Jie of Xia and King Zhou of Shang (the last king of the Xia Dynasty and the last king of the Shang Dynasty, both of whom were notorious tyrants)

Noun

桀紂

1. (figurative, chiefly archaic) tyrannical rulers; tyrants

   Antonym: 湯武／汤武 (Tāng-Wǔ)