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效忠

效忠

Chinese

		effect; efficacy; imitate	loyal
simp. and trad. (效忠)		效	忠

Verb

效忠

(literary) to pledge one's loyalty to

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiàozhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haau⁶ zung¹
Min Nan (POJ): hāu-tiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiàozhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄓㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiawjong
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: haau⁶ zung¹
  - Yale: haauh jūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: haau⁶ dzung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /hɑːu̯²² t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāu-tiong
  - Tâi-lô: hāu-tiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hauxdiofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /haʊ²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /haʊ⁴¹⁻²² tiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /haʊ²²⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /haʊ³³⁻¹¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /haʊ³³⁻²¹ tiɔŋ⁴⁴/