see|zūn|z�n|zùn
English
Noun
en-noun|-
- context|nonstandard|UK sun
Quotations
1850, James Orchard Halliwell, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words, Obsolete Phrases, Proverbs, and Ancient Customs, from the Fourteenth Century
:Zome woys avore the zun is down,
::So long�s the sky is clear;
1869, James Jennings, The Dialect of the West of England, particularly Somersetshire
:G<small>OOD</small> bwye ta thee Cot! whaur tha dâs o� my childhood
::Glaw�d bright as tha zun in a mornin o� mâ;
Mandarin
Pinyin syllable
zun
- A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, zūn, z�n, or zùn.
Usage notes
English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Category:Mandarin pinyin
ru:zun
vo:zun
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