朝光

朝光

Chinese

		morning; to face; towards morning; to face; towards; facing; direct; a dynasty; the imperial court; (abbr.) Korea, esp. N. Korea	light; ray; bright
simp. and trad. (朝光)		朝	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāoguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ziu¹ gwong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhāoguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jauguang
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ziu¹ gwong¹
    • Yale: jīu gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dziu¹ gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jiu¹ guong¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡siːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʈˠiᴇu  kwɑŋ/▼

Rime
Character	朝	光
Reading #	1/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	知 (9)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	宵 (92)	唐 (102)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	Chongniu III	I
Fanqie	陟遙切	古黃切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʈˠiᴇu/	/kwɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈᵚiɛu/	/kʷɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/ȶiæu/	/kuɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈiaw/	/kwaŋ/
Li Rong	/ȶjɛu/	/kuɑŋ/
Wang Li	/ȶĭɛu/	/kuɑŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/ȶi̯ɛu/	/kwɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhāo	guāng

Noun

朝光

1. (literary) morning sunlight
2. (literary) morning sun; sun