中午

More information middle; centre; withinmiddle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark), 7th earthly branch; 11 a.m.–1 p.m., noon ...

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zhōngwǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄨˇ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zong¹ wu³
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ ng⁵
Eastern Min (BUC): dṳ̆ng-ngū
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiong-ngó͘ / tiong-gó͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): dong¹ ngou²
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹tson-wu
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): zhong¹ u³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngwǔ → zhōngwu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄨˇ → ㄓㄨㄥ ˙ㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongwů
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-wu⁵
  - Yale: jūng-wu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jong.wuu
  - Palladius: чжунъу (čžunʺu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ → /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ u²/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zong¹ wu³
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zungw
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ vu⁵³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ ng⁵
  - Yale: jūng ńgh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ ng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ ng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ŋ̍¹³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dṳ̆ng-ngū
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋu³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-ngó͘
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-ngóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongngor
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-gó͘
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-góo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dionggor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ ɡɔ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dong¹ ngou²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tong ngóu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³³⁻²³ ŋou⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹tson-wu
  - MiniDict: tson^平 wu
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tson-hhu
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soŋ⁵⁵ ɦu²¹/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: zhong¹ u³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ³³ u⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /t͡sən³³ u⁴¹/

Noun

中午

noon; midday
我中午有個約會。 [MSC, trad.]
我中午有个约会。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ zhōngwǔ yǒu ge yuēhuì. [Pinyin]
I have a date at noon.

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 中午 (“noon”) [map]

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Descendants

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