金吾

Chinese

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

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīnwú

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ ng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīnwú
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jinwú
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-wu²
    • Yale: jīn-wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinwu
    • Palladius: цзиньу (czinʹu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gam¹ ng⁴
    • Yale: gām ǹgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ ng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ ng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

Noun

金吾

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

Derived terms

• 執金吾／执金吾 (zhí jīnwú)