獨尊

Chinese

		alone; independent; single alone; independent; single; sole; only	to honour
trad. (獨尊)		獨	尊
simp. (独尊)		独	尊

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dúzūn

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): duk⁶ zyun¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dúzūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dúzun
  - Wade–Giles: tu²-tsun¹
  - Yale: dú-dzwūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dwutzuen
  - Palladius: дуцзунь (duczunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tu³⁵ t͡su̯ən⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: duk⁶ zyun¹
  - Yale: duhk jyūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: duk⁹ dzyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dug⁶ jun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊk̚² t͡syːn⁵⁵/

Verb

獨尊

to respect one thing alone; to revere only
獨尊國語／独尊国语 ― dúzūn guóyǔ ― to revere Mandarin

Derived terms

唯吾獨尊／唯吾独尊
唯我獨尊／唯我独尊 (wéiwǒdúzūn)
獨尊儒術／独尊儒术 (dúzūnrúshù)

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