入冬

Chinese

		to enter	winter
trad. (入冬)		入	冬
simp. #(入冬)		入	冬
Literally: “enter winter”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): rùdōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥ

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi̍p-tûng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ji̍p-tang / li̍p-tang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: rùdōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: rùdong
    • Wade–Giles: ju⁴-tung¹
    • Yale: rù-dūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruhdong
    • Palladius: жудун (žudun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu⁵¹ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi̍p-tûng
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngib dung^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngib⁶ dung¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋip̚⁵ tuŋ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ji̍p-tang
    • Tâi-lô: ji̍p-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jibdafng
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /zip̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ taŋ⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-tang
    • Tâi-lô: li̍p-tang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: libdafng
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /lip̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² taŋ³³/

Verb

入冬

1. to begin the winter season

Synonyms

• (Eastern Min) 落冬