秦始皇帝

Chinese

		surname; name of a dynasty	Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China
simp. and trad. (秦始皇帝)		秦	始皇帝

Etymology

From the addition of 秦 (qín) during the Han dynasty to the self-proclaimed title of 始皇帝 (Shǐhuángdì).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qín Shǐhuángdì

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ceon⁴ ci² wong⁴ dai³
Min Nan (POJ): Chîn-sí-hông-tè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Qín Shǐhuángdì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˊ ㄕˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyn Shyyhwangdih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin³⁵ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ ti⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ceon⁴ ci² wong⁴ dai³
  - Yale: chèuhn chí wòhng dai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsoen⁴ tsi² wong⁴ dai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: cên⁴ qi² wong⁴ dei³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰɵn²¹ t͡sʰiː³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ tɐi̯³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chîn-sí-hông-tè
  - Tâi-lô: Tsîn-sí-hông-tè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cinsy'hongdex
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕin²⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕin²⁴⁻²² ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ²⁴⁻²² te²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕin¹³⁻²² ɕi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ hɔŋ¹³⁻²² te²¹/

Proper noun

秦始皇帝

(historical) Alternative name for 秦始皇 (Qín Shǐhuáng, “Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China”).

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