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咒語

咒語

See also: 咒语

Chinese

		put a curse on	dialect; language; speech dialect; language; speech; tell to
trad. (咒語)		咒	語
simp. (咒语)		咒	语

Noun

咒語

incantation; spell; enchantment; curse

See also

咒語 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Etymology

From 咒 (zhòu, “incantation, magic spell”) + 語／语 (yǔ, “words”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhòuyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄡˋ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zau³ jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhòuyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄡˋ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jowyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    咒語／咒语
    驟雨／骤雨
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zau³ jyu⁵
  - Yale: jau yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzau³ jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯³³ jyː¹³/