預兆

See also: 预兆, 豫兆, and 予兆

Chinese

		to advance; in advance; beforehand to advance; in advance; beforehand; to prepare	omen; million; million million, trillion
trad. (預兆)		預	兆
simp. (预兆)		预	兆
alternative forms		豫兆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yùzhào

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄓㄠˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ siu⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): īr-tiǎu / ū-tiāu / ī-tiāu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yùzhào
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄓㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yùjhào
    • Wade–Giles: yü⁴-chao⁴
    • Yale: yù-jàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuhjaw
    • Palladius: юйчжао (jujčžao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁶ siu⁶
    • Yale: yuh siuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ siu⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁶ xiu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²² siːu̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: īr-tiǎu
    • Tâi-lô: īr-tiǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɯ⁴¹⁻²² tiau²²/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-tiāu
    • Tâi-lô: ū-tiāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: uxdiau
    • IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ tiau³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ tiau²²/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ī-tiāu
    • Tâi-lô: ī-tiāu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ixdiau
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²²⁻²¹ tiau²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i³³⁻²¹ tiau³³/

Noun

預兆

1. omen; sign; harbinger

Synonyms

• 先兆 (xiānzhào)
• 兆頭／兆头 (zhàotou)
• 前兆 (qiánzhào)
• 彩頭／彩头 (Hokkien, Teochew)
• 徵候／征候 (zhēnghòu)
• 徵兆／征兆 (zhēngzhào)
• 徵象／征象 (zhēngxiàng)
• 朕兆 (zhènzhào) (literary)
• 節嵌／节嵌 (Loudi Xiang)
• 萌 (literary)
• 衣食 (ĭ-sĭk) (Eastern Min)

 

Verb

預兆

1. to portend; to augur; to be a sign of

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (預兆):

• → Japanese: 予(よ)兆(ちょう) (yochō)
• → Korean: 예조(豫兆) (yejo)