吳起

Chinese

		surname; province of Jiangsu	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (吳起)		吳	起
simp. (吴起)		吴	起

Etymology

Named after Chinese military leader, philosopher, and politician 吳起.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Wúqǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁴ hei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Wúqǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuchii
  - IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁴ hei²
  - Yale: ǹgh héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴ hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁴ héi²
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹ hei̯³⁵/

Proper noun

吳起

(～縣) Wuqi County, Shaanxi, China

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