稱孤

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	lone; lonely
trad. (稱孤)		稱	孤
simp. (称孤)		称	孤

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chēnggū

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄥ ㄍㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cing¹ gu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chēnggū
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄥ ㄍㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chenggu
    • Wade–Giles: chʻêng¹-ku¹
    • Yale: chēng-gū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenggu
    • Palladius: чэнгу (čɛngu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cing¹ gu¹
    • Yale: chīng gū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsing¹ gu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: qing¹ gu¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵/

Verb

稱孤

1. to proclaim oneself king or emperor

   • 君聽臣之計，即長有封侯，世世稱孤，必有喬松之壽，孔、墨之智。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     君听臣之计，即长有封侯，世世称孤，必有乔松之寿，孔、墨之智。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE

     Jūn tīng chén zhī jì, jí cháng yǒu fēnghóu, shìshì chēnggū, bì yǒu qiáosōng zhī shòu, Kǒng, Mò zhī zhì. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 稱王／称王 (chēngwáng)
• 稱帝／称帝 (chēngdì)

Derived terms

• 稱孤道寡／称孤道寡 (chēnggūdàoguǎ)