貢生

Chinese

		tribute; gifts	to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
trad. (貢生)		貢	生
simp. (贡生)		贡	生

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gòngshēng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung³ sang¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gòngshēng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄕㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gòngsheng
    • Wade–Giles: kung⁴-shêng¹
    • Yale: gùng-shēng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonqsheng
    • Palladius: гуншэн (gunšɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵¹ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung³ sang¹
    • Yale: gung sāng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung³ sang¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung³ seng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ³³ sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

貢生

1. (historical) tribute student; one of the top performers within the shengyuan (生員／生员) class who is sent to be a student at the Guozijian