溝通

See also: 沟通

Chinese

		ditch; gutter	go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
trad. (溝通)		溝	通
simp. (沟通)		沟	通

Etymology

Literally and originally: connecting or linking up of irrigation channels.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gōutōng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄡㄊㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kau¹ tung¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiêu-thûng
Min Nan (POJ): kio-thong / ko͘-thong / kau-thong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: gōutōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄡㄊㄨㄥ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goutong
  - IPA ^(key): /koʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    勾通
    溝通／沟通
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kau¹ tung¹
  - Yale: kāu tūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kau¹ tung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: keo¹ tung¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐu̯⁵⁵ tʰʊŋ⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiêu-thûng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gieu´ tung´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gieu¹ tung¹
  - IPA: /ki̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰuŋ²⁴/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kio-thong
  - Tâi-lô: kio-thong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kioi'tofng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kio³³ tʰɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-thong
  - Tâi-lô: koo-thong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ko'tofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kau-thong
  - Tâi-lô: kau-thong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kau'tofng
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaʊ⁴⁴⁻²² tʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

Verb

溝通

to better understand through communication; to communicate

Noun

溝通

interpersonal communication

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