亭臺

Chinese

		pavilion	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (亭臺/亭台)		亭	臺/台
simp. (亭台)		亭	台

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tíngtái

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ting⁴ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tíngtái
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tíngtái
    • Wade–Giles: tʻing²-tʻai²
    • Yale: tíng-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tyngtair
    • Palladius: тинтай (tintaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ting⁴ toi⁴
    • Yale: tìhng tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ting⁴ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ting⁴ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɪŋ²¹ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Noun

亭臺

1. pavilions and terraces (and similar structures in general)

Derived terms

• 亭臺樓榭／亭台楼榭
• 亭臺樓閣／亭台楼阁 (tíngtáilóugé)
• 樓閣亭臺／楼阁亭台