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初潮

初潮

Chinese

		at first; (at the) beginning; first at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	tide; current; damp tide; current; damp; moist; humid
simp. and trad. (初潮)		初	潮

Noun

初潮

(gynaecology) menarche; first menstruation

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chūcháo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ ciu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūcháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄔㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuchaur
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūcháor
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄔㄠˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuchaulr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ ciu⁴
  - Yale: chō chìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsiu⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/