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中樞

中樞

See also: 中枢

Chinese

		middle; center; within middle; center; within; among; in; while (doing sth); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	hinge; pivot
trad. (中樞)		中	樞
simp. (中枢)		中	枢

Noun

中樞

centre; pivot; control centre; backbone; hub
(by extension) the central government

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhōngshū

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ syu¹
Min Nan (POJ): tiong-su / tiong-chhu / tiong-khi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zhōngshū
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄕㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongshu
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    中書／中书
    中樞／中枢
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ syu¹
  - Yale: jūng syū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ sy¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ ɕyː⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-su
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-su
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongsw
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chhu
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tshu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongzhw
  - IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-khi
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-khi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongqy
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴⁴/