皇叔

Chinese

		emperor; surname	uncle in direct address
simp. and trad. (皇叔)		皇	叔

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huángshū, huángshú

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨ, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ suk¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángshū
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángshu
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-shu¹
    • Yale: hwáng-shū
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangshu
    • Palladius: хуаншу (xuanšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
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  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángshú
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángshú
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-shu²
    • Yale: hwáng-shú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangshwu
    • Palladius: хуаншу (xuanšu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂu³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ suk¹
    • Yale: wòhng sūk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ suk⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ sug¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ sʊk̚⁵/

Noun

皇叔

1. (literary) uncle of an emperor

   • 當日獻帝馳馬到許田，劉玄德起居道旁。帝曰：「朕今欲看皇叔射獵。」玄德領命上馬，忽草中趕起一兔。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     当日献帝驰马到许田，刘玄德起居道旁。帝曰：「朕今欲看皇叔射猎。」玄德领命上马，忽草中赶起一兔。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Dāngrì Xiàn Dì chímǎ dào Xǔtián, Liú Xuándé qǐjū dào páng. Dì yuē: “Zhèn jīn yù kàn huángshū shèliè.” Xuándé lǐngmìng shàngmǎ, hū cǎo zhōng gǎn qǐ yī tù. [Pinyin]

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