紫皇

Chinese

		purple; violet; imperial purple; violet; imperial; palace	emperor; surname
trad. (紫皇)		紫	皇
simp. #(紫皇)		紫	皇

Etymology

In reference to 紫微大帝 (“God of Ziwei, or The Great Emperor of Purple Tenuity”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zǐhuáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zǐhuáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zǐhhuáng
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ³-huang²
    • Yale: dž-hwáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyyhwang
    • Palladius: цзыхуан (czyxuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² wong⁴
    • Yale: jí wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

Noun

紫皇

1. (religious) god; emperor