北方玄武

Chinese

		north; northern area	the Black Turtle, a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy.
trad. (北方玄武)		北方	玄武
simp. #(北方玄武)		北方	玄武

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běifāng Xuánwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běifāng Xuánwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄈㄤ ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běifang Syuánwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-fang¹ Hsüan²-wu³
    • Yale: Běi-fāng Sywán-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeifang Shyuanwuu
    • Palladius: Бэйфан Сюаньу (Bɛjfan Sjuanʹu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Proper noun

北方玄武

1. Synonym of 玄武 (Xuánwǔ, “the Chinese astronomical and cultural figure represented by a turtle entwined with a snake”)