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日晷

日晷

Chinese

		day; sun; date day; sun; date; day of the month; Japan (abbrev.)	shadow cast by the sun
simp. and trad. (日晷)		日	晷
Literally: “sun's shadow”.

Noun

日晷

sundial

Synonyms

日規／日规 (rìguī)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): rìguǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄖˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jat⁶ gwai²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngit-kûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: rìguǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄖˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ryhgoei
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐ̩⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jat⁶ gwai²
  - Yale: yaht gwái
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jat⁹ gwai²
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐt̚² kʷɐi̯³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngit-kûi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngid` gui´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngid⁵ gui¹
  - IPA: /ɲit̚² ku̯i²⁴/