執金吾

See also: 执金吾

Chinese

		execute (a plan); grasp	ceremonial baton made of copper, which was a symbol of authority
trad. (執金吾)		執	金吾
simp. (执金吾)		执	金吾

Etymology

執 (one who holds a) + 金吾 (ceremonial baton made of copper, which was a symbol of authority)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhí jīnwú

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zap¹ gam¹ ng⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhí jīnwú
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhíh jinwú
    • Wade–Giles: chih² chin¹-wu²
    • Yale: jŕ jīn-wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyr jinwu
    • Palladius: чжи цзиньу (čži czinʹu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zap¹ gam¹ ng⁴
    • Yale: jāp gām ǹgh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzap⁷ gam¹ ng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zeb¹ gem¹ ng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐp̚⁵ kɐm⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

Noun

執金吾

1. (historical) position title: in charge of maintaining law and order within the capital