喬叟

See also: 乔叟

Chinese

		tall	old gentleman
trad. (喬叟)		喬	叟
simp. (乔叟)		乔	叟

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Chaucer, from Middle English Chaucer, a surname from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Qiáosǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ sau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáosǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáosǒu
    • Wade–Giles: Chʻiao²-sou³
    • Yale: Chyáu-sǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyausoou
    • Palladius: Цяосоу (Cjaosou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kiu⁴ sau²
    • Yale: kìuh sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Proper noun

喬叟

1. Chaucer (14th-century English poet)