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北方玄武
北方玄武
Chinese
the
northern
area
the
Black Turtle
, a
Chinese
constellation
making up
one
of the Four Symbols of
Chinese
astronomy
simp.
and
trad.
(
北方玄武
)
北方
玄武
Proper noun
北方玄武
Synonym of
玄武
,
the Chinese astronomical and cultural figure represented by a turtle entwined with a snake
Etymology
From Chinese
北方
("
northern
") +
玄武
("
Black Turtle
",
lit.
"
Dark
Warrior
")
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
Běifāng Xuánwǔ
(
Zhuyin
)
: ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
,
Beijing
)
+
Pinyin
:
Běifāng Xuánwǔ
Zhuyin
:
ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
Beeifang Shyuanwuu
IPA
(key)
:
/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
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