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卿大夫

卿大夫

Chinese

		(old) minister; (old) term of endearment between spouses; thou (poet.)	doctor
simp. and trad. (卿大夫)		卿	大夫

Noun

卿大夫

(literary, archaic) ministers and senior officials
(literary, archaic) members of the nobility

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): qīngdàfū

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hing¹ daai⁶ fu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīngdàfū
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chingdahfu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ta̠⁵¹ fu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hing¹ daai⁶ fu¹
  - Yale: hīng daaih fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hing¹ daai⁶ fu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ⁵⁵ tɑːi̯²² fuː⁵⁵/