侯莫陳

See also: 侯莫陈

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (侯莫陳)		侯	莫	陳
simp. (侯莫陈)		侯	莫	陈

Etymology

Borne by people from the ancient Xianbei ethnic group in northern China; originally the name of a clan. Later sinicised into the surname 陳／陈 (chén).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Hóumòchén

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄔㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hau⁴ mok⁶ can⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hô͘-bo̍k-tîn

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Hóumòchén
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄔㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Hóumòchén
    • Wade–Giles: Hou²-mo⁴-chʻên²
    • Yale: Hóu-mwò-chén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hourmohchern
    • Palladius: Хоумочэнь (Xoumočɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯³⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁴ mok⁶ can⁴
    • Yale: hàuh mohk chàhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁴ mok⁹ tsan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁴ mog⁶ cen⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²¹ mɔːk̚² t͡sʰɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hô͘-bo̍k-tîn
    • Tâi-lô: Hôo-bo̍k-tîn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ho'bogdiin
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tin²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ²⁴⁻²² bɔk̚²⁴⁻² tin²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ¹³⁻²² bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tin¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tin²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ²³⁻³³ bɔk̚⁴⁻³² tin²³/

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• Middle Chinese: huw mak drin

Rime
Character	侯	莫	陳
Reading #	1/1	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	明 (4)	澄 (11)
Final (韻)	侯 (137)	鐸 (103)	眞 (44)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	戸鉤切	慕各切	直珍切
Baxter	huw	mak	drin
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦəu/	/mɑk̚/	/ɖˠiɪn/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦəu/	/mɑk̚/	/ɖᵚin/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣəu/	/mɑk̚/	/ȡien/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəw/	/mak̚/	/ɖjin/
Li Rong	/ɣu/	/mɑk̚/	/ȡjĕn/
Wang Li	/ɣəu/	/mɑk̚/	/ȡǐĕn/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣə̯u/	/mɑk̚/	/ȡʱi̯ĕn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hóu	mò	chén
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hau4	mok6	can4

Proper noun

侯莫陳

1. (historical) a surname