鍾馗
Chinese
Etymology
The origin is disputed. Possibly from 終葵 / 终葵 (zhōngkuí), a dialectal term for 椎 (chuí, “mallet; hammer”) (as proposed by Gu Yanwu in 日知錄 "Records of Knowledge [Gained] Daily"). The term 終葵 / 终葵 is a reverse phonetic spelling of 椎, used as a ritual implement for exorcism in ancient times.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zung1 fui1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chûng-khûi
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiong-khûi
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhōng Kuí
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄎㄨㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhong Kuéi
- Wade–Giles: Chung1 Kʻuei2
- Yale: Jūng Kwéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jong Kwei
- Palladius: Чжун Куй (Čžun Kuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zung1 fui1
- Yale: jūng fūi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzung1 fui1
- Guangdong Romanization: zung1 fui1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ fuːi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chûng-khûi
- Hakka Romanization System: zungˊ kuiˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: zung1 kui1
- Sinological IPA: /t͡suŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ kʰu̯i²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-khûi
- Tâi-lô: tsiong-khuî
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciongquii
- Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɔŋ³³ kʰui²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kʰui¹³/
- Sinological IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰui²⁴/
- Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰui²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
鍾馗