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作古

作古

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	ancient; old
simp. and trad. (作古)		作	古

Verb

作古

(literary, euphemistic) to pass away; to die

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zuògǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ gu²
Min Nan (POJ): chok-kó͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zuògǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohguu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    
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    作古
    坐骨
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zok³ gu²
  - Yale: jok gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ kuː³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-kó͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsok-kóo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zokkor
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ kɔ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ kɔ⁵³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ kɔ⁵³/