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御用

御用

Chinese

		defend; imperial; to drive	to use
simp. and trad. (御用)		御	用

Adjective

御用

(historical) for imperial use; for the use of an emperor

Japanese

Kanji in this term
御	用
ご Grade: S	よう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

御用 ‎(hiragana ごよう, romaji goyō)

job, business for to do for someone
御用 (ごよう)はありますか？

Goyō wa arimasuka?

Can I help?
arrest

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yùyòng

(Zhuyin): ㄩˋ ㄩㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁶ jung⁶
Min Nan (POJ): gīr-iōng / gū-iōng / gī-iōng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yùyòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˋ ㄩㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yiwyonq
  - IPA ^(key): /y⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁶ jung⁶
  - Yale: yuh yuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁶ jung⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²² jʊŋ²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gīr-iōng
  - Tâi-lô: gīr-iōng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gɯ⁴¹⁻²² iɔŋ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gū-iōng
  - Tâi-lô: gū-iōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: guxiong
  - IPA (Taipei): /gu³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gu³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gu²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-iōng
  - Tâi-lô: gī-iōng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gixiong
  - IPA (Taipei): /gi³³⁻¹¹ iɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi³³⁻²¹ iɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi²²⁻²¹ iɔŋ²²/