遊方

Chinese

		to roam; travel	square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just
trad. (遊方/游方)		遊/游	方
simp. (游方)		游	方

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóufāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ fong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóufāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄈㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóufang
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-fang¹
    • Yale: yóu-fāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youfang
    • Palladius: юфан (jufan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ fong¹
    • Yale: yàuh fōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ fong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ fong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Etymology 1

Verb

遊方

1. to travel far and wide; to wander (for religious purposes)

Derived terms

• 登界遊方 / 登界游方

 

Etymology 2

Phono-semantic matching of Northern Qiandong Miao yex fangb.

Noun

遊方

1. group dating custom of the Miao (Hmong) ethnic group in Guizhou