金吾

金吾

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	I; my
simp. and trad. (金吾)		金	吾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnwú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ ng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: jīnwú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinwu
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ ng⁴
    • Yale: gām ǹgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ ng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ng⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

Noun

金吾

1. (archaic) ceremonial baton made of copper, which was a symbol of authority
2. (archaic) position title: in charge of maintaining law and order within the capital

Derived terms

執金吾／执金吾 (zhí jīnwú)