諸王

Chinese

		all; many; various	king; Wang (proper name)
trad. (諸王)		諸	王
simp. (诸王)		诸	王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄨㄤˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuwáng
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-wang²
    • Yale: jū-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juwang
    • Palladius: чжуван (čžuvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

Noun

諸王

1. (literary) various kings
2. (historical) various dukes or princes under an emperor

Proper noun

諸王

1. (archaic) name of a star or constellation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
諸	王
おおきんだち
Grade: 6	Grade: 1
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
諸王 (kyūjitai)

Kanji in this term
諸	王
しょ Grade: 6	おう Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
諸王 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

しょおう: Middle Chinese 諸王 (“kings; princes”).

おおきんだち: 大 (ō-, “great”) +‎ 公達, 君達 (kindachi, “princes”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しょ​おー [shóꜜòò] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕo̞ːɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

諸(しょ)王(おう) or 諸王(おおきんだち) • (shōu or ōkindachi) 

1. kings
2. princes who are the Emperor's grandsons or below