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曙光

曙光

Chinese

		dawn; the dawn of a new epoch (metaphor)	light; ray; bright
simp. and trad. (曙光)		曙	光

Noun

曙光

daybreak, the first light of dawn
(figuratively) rays of hope; prospects

Japanese

Kanji in this term
曙	光
Jinmeiyō	Grade: 2

Noun

曙光 ‎(hiragana しょこう, romaji shokō)

daybreak, the first light of dawn
rays of hope, prospects

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shǔguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyu⁵ gwong¹
Min Nan (POJ): sú-kng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shǔguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuuguang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyu⁵ gwong¹
  - Yale: chyúh gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsy⁵ gwong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰyː¹³ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sú-kng
  - Tâi-lô: sú-kng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sw'kngf
  - IPA (Xiamen): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kŋ̍³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kŋ̍⁴⁴/