后稷

Chinese

		empress; queen; surname	(millet)
trad. (后稷)		后	稷
simp. #(后稷)		后	稷

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hòujì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁶ zik¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hòujì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hòujì
    • Wade–Giles: Hou⁴-chi⁴
    • Yale: Hòu-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Howjih
    • Palladius: Хоуцзи (Xouczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ zik¹
    • Yale: hauh jīk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ dzik⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ jig¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² t͡sɪk̚⁵/

Proper noun

后稷

1. Hou Ji (legendary Chinese culture hero of the Xia dynasty)