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
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kim-ngô͘ / kim-gô͘

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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/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kim-ngô͘ / kim-gô͘
    • Tâi-lô: kim-ngôo / kim-gôo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kimngoo, kimgoo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kim³³ ŋɔ̃²⁴/, /kim³³ ɡɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃¹³/, /kim⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃²⁴/, /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃²³/, /kim⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔ²³/

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
3. (Chinese mythology) a mythical bird said to keep out misfortune

Coordinate terms

• ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥 / 睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風 / 嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 蒲牢 (púláo), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖 / 椒图 (jiāotú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)

Derived terms

• 執金吾 / 执金吾 (zhí jīnwú)