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環球

環球

See also: 环球

Chinese

		bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround bracelet; ring (not for finger); to surround; to loop; loop	ball; sphere
trad. (環球)		環	球
simp. (环球)		环	球

Adjective

環球

worldwide; global

Noun

環球

the earth; the whole world

Verb

環球

to circumnavigate the world

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huánqiú

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan⁴ kau⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hoân-kiû / khoân-kiû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: huánqiú
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanchyou
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠n³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    寰球
    環球／环球
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: huánqiúr
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwanchyoul
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯a̠n³⁵ t͡ɕʰjɤʊɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan⁴ kau⁴
  - Yale: wàahn kàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan⁴ kau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːn²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hoân-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: huân-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoankiuu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /huan²⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /huan²⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /huan¹³⁻²² kiu¹³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khoân-kiû
  - Tâi-lô: khuân-kiû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qoankiuu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰuan²⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰuan²³⁻³³ kiu²³/