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龍舟

龍舟

See also: 龙舟

Chinese

		dragon; imperial; Long (a surname)	boat
trad. (龍舟)		龍	舟
simp. (龙舟)		龙	舟

Noun

龍舟

dragon boat
(literary) imperial boat

Synonyms

(dragon boat): 龍船／龙船 (lóngchuán)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): lóngzhōu

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ
Cantonese (Jyutping): lung⁴ zau¹
Min Nan (POJ): lêng-chiu / liông-chiu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: lóngzhōu
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: longjou
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    龍州／龙州
    龍舟／龙舟
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: lung⁴ zau¹
  - Yale: lùhng jāu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: lung⁴ dzau¹
  - IPA ^(key): /lʊŋ²¹ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lêng-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: lîng-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lengciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liông-chiu
  - Tâi-lô: liông-tsiu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liongciw
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕiu⁴⁴/