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絲綢之路

絲綢之路

Chinese

		silk	's; him/her/it; this	road; path; way
trad. (絲綢之路)		絲綢	之	路
simp. (丝绸之路)		丝绸	之	路

Proper noun

絲綢之路

Silk Road

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): Sīchóu zhī Lù

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄔㄡˊ ㄓㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si¹ cau⁴ zi¹ lou⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: Sīchóu zhī Lù
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄔㄡˊ ㄓㄌㄨˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sychour jy Luh
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si¹ cau⁴ zi¹ lou⁶
  - Yale: sī chàuh jī louh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si¹ tsau⁴ dzi¹ lou⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐu̯²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵ lou̯²²/