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皇室

皇室

Chinese

		emperor; (surname)	room
simp. and trad. (皇室)		皇	室

Noun

皇室

royal family; imperial household
imperial court; royal house

Japanese

Kanji in this term
皇	室
こう Grade: 6	しつ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

皇室 ‎(hiragana こうしつ, romaji kōshitsu)

imperial household, imperial court

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): huángshì, huángshǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ, ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ sat¹
Min Nan (POJ): hông-sek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: huángshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangshyh
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Pinyin: huángshǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄕˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangshyy
  - IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wong⁴ sat¹
  - Yale: wòhng sāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ sat⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ sɐt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hông-sek
  - Tâi-lô: hông-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hongseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɪk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ¹³⁻²² ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ²³⁻³³ ɕiɪk̚³²/