君王

君王

Chinese

		monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad. (君王)		君	王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jūnwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹ wong⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûn-vòng
• Min Nan (POJ): kun-ông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jūnwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiunwang
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyunwáng
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwan¹ wong⁴
    • Yale: gwān wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwan¹ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: guen¹ wong⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûn-vòng
    • Hakka Romanization System: giun´ vongˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giun¹ vong²
    • IPA: /ki̯un²⁴ voŋ¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-ông
    • Tâi-lô: kun-ông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kun'oong
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³ ɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɔŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ²³/

Noun

君王

1. king; emperor; monarch; sovereign; His Majesty

   • 君王掩面救不得 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     jūnwáng yǎn miàn jiù bùdé [Pinyin]

     His Majesty covered his face, for he could not save her.

Usage notes

Used in feudal times as a term of respect.

Synonyms

• 國君／国君 (guójūn)
• 君主 (jūnzhǔ)
• (literary) 人君 (rénjūn)
• (literary) 人主 (rénzhǔ)
• 元首 (yuánshǒu)