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龜茲

龜茲

See also: 龟兹

Chinese

		tortoise; turtle	herewith
trad. (龜茲)		龜	茲
simp. (龟兹)		龟	兹

Proper noun

龜茲

Kucha or Kuchar (modern: Aksu, Xinjiang, an ancient Central Asian city-state, which flourished in the first millennium AD)

Synonyms

庫車／库车 (Kùchē)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Qiūcí

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄡㄘˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kau¹ ci⁴, gau¹ ci⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Qiūcí
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄡㄘˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chioutsyr
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kau¹ ci⁴, gau¹ ci⁴
  - Yale: kāu chìh, gāu chìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kau¹ tsi⁴, gau¹ tsi⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/, /kɐu̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː²¹/
  - Note: gau1 ci4 - usually avoided for euphemism.