四更

Chinese

		four	to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more
simp. and trad. (四更)		四	更

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìgēng

(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sei³ gaang¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sìgēng
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄍㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhgeng
  - Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-kêng¹
  - Yale: sz̀-gēng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhgeng
  - Palladius: сыгэн (sygɛn)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sei³ gaang¹
  - Yale: sei gāang
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sei³ gaang¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: séi³ gang¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sei̯³³ kaːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

四更

(archaic) fourth watch (between 1:00am and 3:00am)

Related terms

初更 (chūgēng)
二更 (èrgēng)
三更 (sāngēng)
五更 (wǔgēng)

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