瓊樓玉宇

Chinese

		magnificent building	sky; space; expanse sky; space; expanse; universe; magnificent palace
trad. (瓊樓玉宇)		瓊樓	玉宇
simp. (琼楼玉宇)		琼楼	玉宇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiónglóuyùyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴ lau⁴ juk⁶ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiónglóuyùyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄥˊ ㄌㄡˊ ㄩˋ ㄩˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyónglóuyùyǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiung²-lou²-yü⁴-yü³
    • Yale: chyúng-lóu-yù-yǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyonglouyuhyeu
    • Palladius: цюнлоуюйюй (cjunloujujjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ y⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: king⁴ lau⁴ juk⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: kìhng làuh yuhk yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴ lau⁴ juk⁹ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: king⁴ leo⁴ yug⁶ yu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹ lɐu̯²¹ jʊk̚² jyː¹³/

Idiom

瓊樓玉宇

1. (Chinese mythology) the palace of the Moon
2. splendid building