獨尊

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	to honour
trad. (獨尊)		獨	尊
simp. (独尊)		独	尊

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dúzūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ zyun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dúzūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dúzun
    • Wade–Giles: tu²-tsun¹
    • Yale: dú-dzwūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwutzuen
    • Palladius: дуцзунь (duczunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: duk⁶ zyun¹
    • Yale: duhk jyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ dzyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ jun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵/

Verb

獨尊

1. to respect one thing alone; to revere only

   獨尊國語／独尊国语  ―  dúzūn guóyǔ  ―  to revere Mandarin

Derived terms

• 唯吾獨尊／唯吾独尊
• 唯我獨尊／唯我独尊 (wéiwǒdúzūn)
• 獨尊儒術／独尊儒术 (dúzūnrúshù)