莒光

Chinese

		Ju (city)	to glorify; to carry forward
trad. (莒光)		莒	光
simp. #(莒光)		莒	光

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǔguāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): geoi² gwong¹
• Eastern Min (BUC): gṳ̄-guŏng
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kí-kong

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǔguāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˇ ㄍㄨㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyǔguang
    • Wade–Giles: chü³-kuang¹
    • Yale: jyǔ-gwāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeuguang
    • Palladius: цзюйгуан (czjujguan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: geoi² gwong¹
    • Yale: géui gwōng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: goey² gwong¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gêu² guong¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɵy̯³⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gṳ̄-guŏng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ky³³⁻²¹ ^(k-)uoŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kí-kong
    • Tâi-lô: kí-kong
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ky'kofng
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

莒光

1. the spirit of recovering a lost country following the example of Tian Dan when he recovered the state of Qi from the small base area of Ju; the spirit of building a hardworking, thrifty military to carry forward the mission of the recovery of lost territory
2. (Taiwan) second fastest class of non-high-speed intercity trains

Proper noun

莒光

1. (～鄉) Juguang, Jyuguang, Chukuang (a rural township and island group of Lienchiang, Taiwan, in the Matsu Islands)

   • 莒光分為東莒和西莒都有居民也都有駐軍 [Taiwanese Mandarin, trad.]
     莒光分为东莒和西莒都有居民也都有驻军 [Taiwanese Mandarin, simp.]

     From: 07 December 2020, 台海最前線中的"更前線"！西莒島國軍官兵鎮守前線的背後 藏著"暈到爆"的漫漫服役之路...記者楊鎮全 郭竣維【能戰！全民新視界】20201207 三立新聞台, 1:15

     Jǔguāng fēnwéi Dōngjǔ hàn Xījǔ dōu yǒu jūmín yě dōu yǒu zhùjūn [Pinyin]

     Juguang is made up of Dongju and Xiju. Both [islands] have residents and troops.

Coordinate terms

• 東莒／东莒 (Dōngjǔ)
• 西莒 (Xījǔ)

Descendants

• → English: Chukuang, Juguang, Jyuguang

See also

• 毋忘在莒 (wúwàngzàijǔ)