六宮

See also: 六宫

Chinese

		six	palace; uterus
trad. (六宮)		六	宮
simp. (六宫)		六	宫
Literally: “six palaces”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liùgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liùgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liòugong
    • Wade–Giles: liu⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: lyòu-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowgong
    • Palladius: люгун (ljugun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: luk⁶ gung¹
    • Yale: luhk gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

六宮

1. (archaic) the buildings of the palace complex where the empress and all of the female consorts lived

   • 六宮粉黛無顏色。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     六宫粉黛无颜色。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     Liùgōng fěndài wú yánsè. [Pinyin]

     All of the powdered faces of the ladies in waiting from the six palaces paled in comparison.

Derived terms

• 東六宮 / 东六宫
• 西六宮 / 西六宫