金吾

Chinese

		metal; money; gold	I; my
simp. and trad. (金吾)		金	吾

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnwú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄨˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ ng⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnwú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄨˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinwu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ ng⁴
  - Yale: gām ǹgh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ ng⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ng⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

Noun

金吾

(archaic) ceremonial baton made of copper, which was a symbol of authority
(archaic) position title: in charge of maintaining law and order within the capital

Derived terms

執金吾／执金吾 (zhí jīnwú)

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