座堂

Chinese

		seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things	(main) hall; large room
simp. and trad. (座堂)		座	堂

Etymology

Compound of 座 (zuò) +‎ 堂 (táng), where the root 座 (zuò, “seat, chair”) is based on the calque of Latin cathedra.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo⁶ tong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuòtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòtáng
    • Wade–Giles: tso⁴-tʻang²
    • Yale: dzwò-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohtarng
    • Palladius: цзотан (czotan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo⁶ tong⁴
    • Yale: joh tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo⁶ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo⁶ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː²² tʰɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

座堂

1. cathedral