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蕭牆

蕭牆

Chinese

		mournful	wall
trad. (蕭牆)		蕭	牆
simp. (萧墙)		萧	墙

Noun

蕭牆

(formal) screen wall facing the gate of a traditional Chinese house

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xiāoqiáng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠㄑㄧㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): siu¹ coeng⁴
Min Nan (POJ): siau-chhiông / siau-chhiâng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xiāoqiáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠㄑㄧㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiauchyang
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: siu¹ coeng⁴
  - Yale: sīu chèuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: siu¹ tsoeng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /siːu̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰœːŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-chhiông
  - Tâi-lô: siau-tshiông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siauchioong
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕiaʊ³³ t͡ɕʰiɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiɔŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-chhiâng
  - Tâi-lô: siau-tshiâng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: siauchiaang
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕiaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕʰiaŋ¹³/