圓房

Chinese

		circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify	house
trad. (圓房)		圓	房
simp. (圆房)		圆	房

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuánfáng

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ fong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánfáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfáng
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-fang²
  - Yale: ywán-fáng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfarng
  - Palladius: юаньфан (juanʹfan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuánfángr
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢˊ ㄈㄤˊㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuánfángr
  - Wade–Giles: yüan²-fang²-ʼrh
  - Yale: ywán-fángr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuanfarngl
  - Palladius: юаньфанр (juanʹfanr)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn³⁵ fɑ̃ɻ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ fong⁴
  - Yale: yùhn fòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ fong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ fong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ fɔːŋ²¹/

Verb

圓房

to consummate a marriage

Usage notes

Often in relation to a tongyangxi (foster daughter-in-law) with her husband, or a couple with delayed consummation.

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