冥古宙

Chinese

		dark; deep	ancient; old	eon
simp. and trad. (冥古宙)		冥	古	宙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Mínggǔ Zhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄡˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Mínggǔ Zhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Mínggǔ Jhòu
    • Wade–Giles: Ming²-ku³ Chou⁴
    • Yale: Míng-gǔ Jòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingguu Jow
    • Palladius: Мингу Чжоу (Mingu Čžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

冥古宙

1. (geology) the Hadean eon (part of the Precambrian supereon, spanning from around 4.6 to 4 billion years ago)

See also

• 太古宙 (Tàigǔ Zhòu)