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典故

典故

Chinese

		canon; dictionary	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
simp. and trad. (典故)		典	故

Noun

典故

classical or literary allusion
classical or literary quotation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): diǎngù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): din² gu³
Min Nan (POJ): tián-kò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: diǎngù
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: deanguh
  - IPA ^(key): /ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: din² gu³
  - Yale: dín gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: din² gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /tiːn³⁵ kuː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tián-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tián-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diefnkox
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔ²¹/