金烏

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	a crow; black; not a crow; black; not; empty; void
trad. (金烏)		金	烏
simp. (金乌)		金	乌
anagram		烏金／乌金

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīnwū

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ wu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīnwū
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄨ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ wu¹
  - Yale: gām wū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ wu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ wu¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪm ʔuo/▼

Rime
Character	金	烏
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	侵 (140)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	Chongniu III	I
Fanqie	居吟切	哀都切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪm/	/ʔuo/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚim/	/ʔuo/
Shao Rongfen	/kiem/	/ʔo/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kjim/	/ʔɔ/
Li Rong	/kjəm/	/ʔo/
Wang Li	/kĭĕm/	/u/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki̯əm/	/ʔuo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jīn	wū

Noun

金烏

(Chinese mythology) the golden crow, the three-legged crow living in the sun
(literary, figuratively) the sun

See also

三足烏／三足乌 (sānzúwū)

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