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trad. (吳音)		吳	音
simp. (吴音)		吴	音

吳音

The pronunciation of Chinese hanzi characters used in the Wu 吳／吴 (wú) regions of China.
The Go-on pronunciation in Japanese

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wúyīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄧㄣ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuin
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ in⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁴ jam¹
  - Yale: ǹgh yām
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴ jam¹
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹ jɐm⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngô͘-im
  - Tâi-lô: ngôo-im
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ngoym
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ŋɔ²⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋɔ²⁴⁻²² im³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋɔ¹³⁻²² im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ŋɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ im⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋɔ²³⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: hhu in (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /ɦv̩ʷ²² ɪɲ⁴⁴/