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始皇帝

始皇帝

Chinese

		first	emperor
simp. and trad. (始皇帝)		始	皇帝

Proper noun

始皇帝

(historical) Alternative term for 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng, “Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China”).

Etymology

The self-proclaimed regnal name of China's First Emperor.

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Shǐhuángdì

(Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci² wong⁴ dai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Shǐhuángdì
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyyhwangdih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci² wong⁴ dai³
  - Yale: chí wòhng dai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi² wong⁴ dai³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ tɐi̯³³/