圓房
Chinese
editcircle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify |
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trad. (圓房) | 圓 | 房 | |
simp. (圆房) | 圆 | 房 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfáng
- Wade–Giles: yüan2-fang2
- Yale: ywán-fáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfarng
- Palladius: юаньфан (juanʹfan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfángr
- Wade–Giles: yüan2-fang2-ʼrh
- Yale: ywán-fángr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfarngl
- Palladius: юаньфанр (juanʹfanr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 fong4
- Yale: yùhn fòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 fong4
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 fong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
edit圓房
- to consummate a marriage
Usage notes
editOften in relation to a tongyangxi (foster daughter-in-law) with her husband, or a couple with delayed consummation.