由旬

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (由旬)		由	旬

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit योजन (yojana).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóuxún

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ ceon⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóuxún
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄩㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóusyún
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-hsün²
    • Yale: yóu-syún
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshyun
    • Palladius: юсюнь (jusjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ɕyn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ ceon⁴
    • Yale: yàuh chèuhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ tsoen⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ cên⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ t͡sʰɵn²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: yuw zwin

Rime
Character	由	旬
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	邪 (17)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	諄 (47)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	詳遵切
Baxter	yuw	zwin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/ziuɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/zʷin/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/zjuen/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/zwin/
Li Rong	/iu/	/ziuĕn/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/zĭuĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/zi̯uĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	xún
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau4	ceon4

Noun

由旬

1. yojana (ancient Indian measure of distance)