文王

Chinese

		language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle	king; Wang (proper name)
simp. and trad. (文王)		文	王

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Wénwáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ wong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wénwáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄨㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wúnwáng
    • Wade–Giles: Wên²-wang²
    • Yale: Wén-wáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wenwang
    • Palladius: Вэньван (Vɛnʹvan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: man⁴ wong⁴
    • Yale: màhn wòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ wong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ wong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ wɔːŋ²¹/

Proper noun

文王

1. King Wen of Zhou
2. King Wen of Chu

Related terms

• 文武 (wénwǔ)
• 武王 (Wǔwáng)