北宮

See also: 北宫

Chinese

		north	palace; uterus
trad. (北宮)		北	宮
simp. (北宫)		北	宫

Etymology

Literally: the northern palace

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Běigōng

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Běigōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeigong
  - IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: bak¹ gung¹
  - Yale: bāk gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ gung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

北宮

(archaic) one of the palace buildings in Luoyang during the Eastern Han Dynasty

References

Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 3 (in Mandarin/English)

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