亭午

Chinese

		pavilion	7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon
simp. and trad. (亭午)		亭	午
alternative forms		停午 庭午

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíngwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ ng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tíngwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tíngwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing²-wu³
    • Yale: tíng-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngwuu
    • Palladius: тинъу (tinʺu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting⁴ ng⁵
    • Yale: tìhng ńgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ ng⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ ng⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ ŋ̍¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: deng nguX

Rime
Character	亭	午
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	I
Fanqie	特丁切	疑古切
Baxter	deng	nguX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/deŋ/	/ŋuoX/
Pan Wuyun	/deŋ/	/ŋuoX/
Shao Rongfen	/dɛŋ/	/ŋoX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dɛjŋ/	/ŋɔX/
Li Rong	/deŋ/	/ŋoX/
Wang Li	/dieŋ/	/ŋuX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱieŋ/	/ŋuoX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	tíng	wǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ting4	ng5

Noun

亭午

1. (literary) noon

Synonyms

• 正午 (zhèngwǔ)