國子監

Chinese

		state nation, national	son(s) child, children	to oversee, overseeing to imprison, imprisoning to direct, directing directorate
trad. (國子監)		國	子	監
simp. (国子监)		国	子	监

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Guózǐjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwok³ zi² gaam³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Guózǐjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄗˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Guózǐhjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: Kuo²-tzŭ³-chien⁴
  - Yale: Gwó-dž-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Gwotzyyjiann
  - Palladius: Гоцзыцзянь (Goczyczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwok³ zi² gaam³
  - Yale: gwok jí gaam
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwok⁸ dzi² gaam³
  - Guangdong Romanization: guog³ ji² gam³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɔːk̚³ t͡siː³⁵ kaːm³³/

Proper noun

國子監

(historical) Imperial Academy (central institution of higher learning in Chinese dynasties after the Sima Jin Dynasty)
Guozijian (a museum and tourist attraction in Andingmen, Dongcheng district, Beijing, China)
(～社區) Guozijian (a residential community in Andingmen, Dongcheng district, Beijing, China)

Synonyms

(Imperial Academy): 國子學 / 国子学 (Guózǐxué), 國子寺 / 国子寺 (Guózǐsì)

Related terms

官學／官学 (guānxué)
坐監／坐监 (zuòjiàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (國子監):

→ Vietnamese: Quốc Tử Giám (國子監)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
國	子	監

Noun

國子監

chữ Hán form of Quốc Tử Giám (“Imperial Academy”)