六宮

See also: 六宫

Chinese

		six	palace; uterus
trad. (六宮)		六	宮
simp. (六宫)		六	宫
Literally: “six palaces”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): liùgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): luk⁶ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: liùgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: liòugong
  - Wade–Giles: liu⁴-kung¹
  - Yale: lyòu-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liowgong
  - Palladius: люгун (ljugun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: luk⁶ gung¹
  - Yale: luhk gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: luk⁹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: lug⁶ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /lʊk̚² kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

六宮

(archaic) the buildings of the palace complex where the empress and all of the female consorts lived
- 六宮粉黛無顏色。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  六宫粉黛无颜色。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
  Liùgōng fěndài wú yánsè. [Pinyin]
  All of the powdered faces of the ladies in waiting from the six palaces paled in comparison.

Derived terms

東六宮／东六宫
西六宮／西六宫

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