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巡撫

巡撫

See also: 巡抚

Chinese

		to patrol; to make one's rounds	to comfort; touch gently with hand
trad. (巡撫)		巡	撫
simp. (巡抚)		巡	抚

Noun

巡撫

imperial inspector (in the Ming dynasty)
governor of a province (in the Qing dynasty)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xúnfǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ fu²
Min Nan (POJ): sûn-hú / sûn-bú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xúnfǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄈㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunfuu
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ fu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceon⁴ fu²
  - Yale: chèuhn fú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen⁴ fu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵn²¹ fuː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-hú
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-hú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sunhuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² hu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sun²⁴⁻²² hu⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sun¹³⁻²² hu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sûn-bú
  - Tâi-lô: sûn-bú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sunbuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sun²⁴⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sun²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sun²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/