君王

Chinese

		monarch; lord; gentleman monarch; lord; gentleman; ruler	king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad. (君王)		君	王

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jūnwáng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄣㄨㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwan¹ wong⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûn-vòng
Min Nan (POJ): kun-ông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jūnwáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄣㄨㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiunwang
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyunwáng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwan¹ wong⁴
  - Yale: gwān wòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwan¹ wong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: guen¹ wong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʷɐn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûn-vòng
  - Hakka Romanization System: giun´ vongˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giun¹ vong²
  - IPA: /ki̯un²⁴ voŋ¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kun-ông
  - Tâi-lô: kun-ông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kun'oong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kun³³ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kun⁴⁴⁻²² ɔŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kun⁴⁴⁻³³ ɔŋ²³/

Noun

君王

king; emperor; monarch; sovereign; His Majesty
- 君王掩面救不得 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  jūnwáng yǎn miàn jiù bùdé [Pinyin]
  His Majesty covered his face, for he could not save her.

Usage notes

Used in feudal times as a term of respect.

Synonyms

國君／国君 (guójūn)
君主 (jūnzhǔ)
(literary) 人君 (rénjūn)
(literary) 人主 (rénzhǔ)
元首 (yuánshǒu)

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