周口店

Chinese

		encircle; circuit; complete encircle; circuit; complete; lap; week; cycle; all; every; attentive; thoughtful	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	inn; shop; store
trad. (周口店)		周	口	店
simp. #(周口店)		周	口	店

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhōukǒudiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄡ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zau¹ hau² dim³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōukǒudiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄡ ㄎㄡˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhoukǒudiàn
    • Wade–Giles: Chou¹-kʻou³-tien⁴
    • Yale: Jōu-kǒu-dyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Joukooudiann
    • Palladius: Чжоукоудянь (Čžoukoudjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zau¹ hau² dim³
    • Yale: jāu háu dim
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzau¹ hau² dim³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeo¹ heo² dim³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵ hɐu̯³⁵ tiːm³³/

Proper noun

周口店

1. Zhoukoudian (cave system in Beijing, China)
2. (～地區) Zhoukoudian (an area in Fangshan district, Beijing, China)

Descendants

• → English: Chou-k'ou-tien, Zhoukoudian