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謚號

謚號

Chinese

		confer such title; posthumous title	day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number day of a month; (suffix used after) name of a ship; (ordinal) number; bugle; roar; cry
trad. (謚號/諡號)		謚/諡	號
simp. (谥号)		谥	号

Noun

謚號

(archaic) honorary posthumous title bestowed upon a regent, nobleman or otherwise eminent person in ancient China, Korea, Vietnam and Japan

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shìhào

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si³ hou⁶, si⁶ hou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: shìhào
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄏㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhhaw
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xɑʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    嗜好
    謚號／谥号
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si³ hou⁶, si⁶ hou⁶
  - Yale: si houh, sih houh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si³ hou⁶, si⁶ hou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː³³ hou̯²²/, /siː²² hou̯²²/