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珠江

珠江

Chinese

		bead; pearl	river
simp. and trad. (珠江)		珠	江

Proper noun

珠江

the Pearl River, China

Derived terms

珠江三角洲 (Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu)

珠江口 (Zhūjiāngkǒu)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Zhūjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyu¹ gong¹
Min Nan (POJ): Chu-kang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhūjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄐㄧㄤ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jujiang
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyu¹ gong¹
  - Yale: jyū gōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzy¹ gong¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyː⁵⁵ kɔːŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chu-kang
  - Tâi-lô: Tsu-kang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zu'kafng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡su³³ kaŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ kaŋ⁴⁴/