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上古漢語

上古漢語

See also: 上古汉语

Chinese

		the distant past; ancient times; antiquity the distant past; ancient times; antiquity; early historical times	the Chinese language
trad. (上古漢語)		上古	漢語
simp. (上古汉语)		上古	汉语

Noun

上古漢語

Old Chinese

Related terms

中古漢語／中古汉语 (zhōnggǔ hànyǔ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shànggǔ hànyǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): soeng⁶ gu² hon³ jyu⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shànggǔ hànyǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ ㄩˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqguu hannyeu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xa̠n⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: soeng⁶ gu² hon³ jyu⁵
  - Yale: seuhng gú hon yúh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soeng⁶ gu² hon³ jy⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /sœːŋ²² kuː³⁵ hɔːn³³ jyː¹³/