喬叟

See also: 乔叟

Chinese

		tall	old gentleman
trad. (喬叟)		喬	叟
simp. (乔叟)		乔	叟

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of English Chaucer, from Middle English Chaucer, a surname from Old French chaucier (“hose-maker, hosier”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Qiáosǒu

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kiu⁴ sau²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Qiáosǒu
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠˊ ㄙㄡˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Ciáosǒu
  - Wade–Giles: Chʻiao²-sou³
  - Yale: Chyáu-sǒu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Chyausoou
  - Palladius: Цяосоу (Cjaosou)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ soʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kiu⁴ sau²
  - Yale: kìuh sáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kiu⁴ sau²
  - Guangdong Romanization: kiu⁴ seo²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːu̯²¹ sɐu̯³⁵/

Proper noun

喬叟

Chaucer (14th-century English poet)

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