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三皇

三皇

Chinese

		three; 3	emperor; (surname)
simp. and trad. (三皇)		三	皇

Proper noun

三皇

(Chinese mythology) the Three Sovereigns

Derived terms

三皇五帝 (Sānhuáng Wǔdì)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Sānhuáng

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄏㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Sâm-fòng
Min Nan (POJ): Sam-hông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sānhuáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄏㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sanhwang
  - IPA ^(key): /sa̠n⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: sāam wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːm⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Sâm-fòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: sam´ fongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ fong²
  - IPA: /sam²⁴ foŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Sam-hông
  - Tâi-lô: Sam-hông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: samhoong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ²³/