寢宮

Chinese

		lie down	palace; uterus
trad. (寢宮)		寢	宮
simp. (寝宫)		寝	宫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐngōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam² gung¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐngōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐngong
    • Wade–Giles: chʻin³-kung¹
    • Yale: chǐn-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiingong
    • Palladius: циньгун (cinʹgun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰin²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam² gung¹
    • Yale: chám gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam² gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem² gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: tshimX kjuwng

Rime
Character	寢	宮
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	侵 (139)	東 (2)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	七稔切	居戎切
Baxter	tshimX	kjuwng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰiɪmX/	/kɨuŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰimX/	/kiuŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰjemX/	/kiuŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰimX/	/kuwŋ/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰiəmX/	/kiuŋ/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭĕmX/	/kĭuŋ/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯əmX/	/ki̯uŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qǐn	jiōng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	cam2	gung1

Noun

寢宮

1. palace which serves as the residence of the emperor, the empress or imperial concubines
2. mausoleum of the emperor

Synonyms

• (mausoleum): 陵寢／陵寝 (língqǐn), 陵墓 (língmù)