望族

Chinese

		hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards	race; nationality; ethnicity race; nationality; ethnicity; clan
trad. (望族)		望	族
simp. #(望族)		望	族

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wàngzú

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁶ zuk⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bōng-cho̍k / bāng-cho̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wàngzú
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˋ ㄗㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wàngzú
    • Wade–Giles: wang⁴-tsu²
    • Yale: wàng-dzú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanqtzwu
    • Palladius: ванцзу (vanczu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ⁵¹ t͡su³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mong⁶ zuk⁶
    • Yale: mohng juhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁶ dzuk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mong⁶ zug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²² t͡sʊk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bōng-cho̍k
    • Tâi-lô: bōng-tso̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: boxngzok
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² t͡sɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔŋ²²⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚¹²¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bāng-cho̍k
    • Tâi-lô: bāng-tso̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: baxngzok
    • IPA (Taipei): /baŋ³³⁻¹¹ t͡sɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /baŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sɔk̚⁴/

Noun

望族

1. (formal) distinguished family; prominent family

Synonyms

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• 名門／名门 (míngmén)
• 大戶／大户 (dàhù)
• 好人家 (hǎorénjiā)
• 富家 (fùjiā) (literary)
• 有錢人家／有钱人家 (yǒuqián rénjiā)
• 朱門／朱门 (zhūmén) (literary)
• 華族／华族 (huázú) (literary)
• 豪宅 (háozhái) (figurative)
• 豪門／豪门 (háomén)
• 貴族／贵族 (guìzú)
• 高門／高门 (gāomén)