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初衷

初衷

Chinese

		at first; (at the) beginning; first at first; (at the) beginning; first; junior; basic	inner feelings
simp. and trad. (初衷)		初	衷

Noun

初衷

original intention

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chūzhōng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄓㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ cung¹
Min Nan (POJ): chho͘-chiong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: chūzhōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄓㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chujong
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    初中
    初衷
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ cung¹
  - Yale: chō chūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ tsung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chho͘-chiong
  - Tâi-lô: tshoo-tsiong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhociofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔ³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴/