后稷
Chinese
| lord progenitor, queen |
foxtail millet | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (后稷) | 后 | 稷 | |
| simp. #(后稷) | 后 | 稷 | |
Pronunciation
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
- Jyutping: hau6 zik1
- Yale: hauh jīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: hau6 dzik7
- Guangdong Romanization: heo6 jig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐu̯²² t͡sɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)+
Proper noun
后稷
- Houji (Chinese culture hero of the Xia dynasty, claimed as an ancestor by the Zhou)