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恭候

恭候

Chinese

		respectful	wait
simp. and trad. (恭候)		恭	候

Verb

恭候

to wait respectfully

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): gōnghòu

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ hau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): kiong-hō͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: gōnghòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gonghow
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ hau⁶
  - Yale: gūng hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ hau⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ hɐu̯²²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: kiong-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiongho
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔŋ³³ hɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ³³/