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掌故

掌故

Chinese

		palm (of hand); in charge of	happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old
simp. and trad. (掌故)		掌	故

Noun

掌故

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Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zhǎnggù

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng² gu³
Min Nan (POJ): chióng-kò͘ / chiáng-kò͘

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhǎnggù
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˇ ㄍㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaangguh
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ku⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng² gu³
  - Yale: jéung gu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng² gu³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ³⁵ kuː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chióng-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsióng-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciofngkox
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kɔ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiáng-kò͘
  - Tâi-lô: tsiáng-kòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciafngkox
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔ²¹/