Chinese Word Entry
中元Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩㄢˊ |
Mandarin (Pinyin): | Zhōng yuán |
Cantonese (Jyutping): | zung1 jyun4 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
中 | in, inside, middle, mean, center, central, in the midst of, hit (target), attain |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄓㄨㄥ (zhōng), ㄓㄨㄥˋ (zhòng) |
Cantonese: | zung1 |
Japanese: | チュウ (chuu) / なか (naka)、 うち (uchi)、 あた.る (ataru) |
Korean: | 중 (jung) |
Vietnamese: | trung, trúng |
元 | beginning, former time, origin, first, dollar, head |
Readings
Mandarin: | ㄩㄢˊ (yuán) |
Cantonese: | jyun4 |
Japanese: | ゲン (gen)、 ガン (gan) / もと (moto)、 こうべ (koube) |
Korean: | 원 (weon) |
Vietnamese: | nguyên |