初更

Chinese

		initial; first; beginning initial; first; beginning; junior; basic	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (初更)		初	更

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chūgēng

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄍㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): co¹ gaang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: chūgēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄍㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chugeng
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: co¹ gaang¹
  - Yale: chō gāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tso¹ gaang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: co¹ gang¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔː⁵⁵ kɑːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

初更

(archaic) first watch (between 7:00pm and 9:00pm)

Related terms

二更 (èrgēng)
三更 (sāngēng)
四更 (sìgēng)
五更 (wǔgēng)

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