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Definition 2024

空巢

空巢

Chinese

		emptied; leisure; air emptied; leisure; air; sky; empty; in vain	nest
simp. and trad. (空巢)		空	巢

Noun

空巢

empty nest

Derived terms

空巢期

空巢老人

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): kōngcháo

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥㄔㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung¹ caau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: kōngcháo
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥㄔㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongchaur
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: kōngcháor
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥㄔㄠˊㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kongchaulr
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰaʊɻʷ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hung¹ caau⁴
  - Yale: hūng chàauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung¹ tsaau⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑːu̯²¹/