# 北朝
## Chinese

* 北朝

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Běicháo
    (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): bak$^1$ ciu$^4$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak-tiâu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Běicháo
*** Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄔㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Běicháo
*** Wade–Giles: Pei$^3$-chʻao$^2$
*** Yale: Běi-cháu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeichaur
*** Palladius: Бэйчао (Bɛjčao)
*** Sinological IPA : /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: bak$^1$ ciu$^4$
*** Yale: bāk chìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: bak$^7$ tsiu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: beg$^1$ qiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /pɐk̚⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-tiâu
*** Tâi-lô: Pak-tiâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: pakdiaau
*** IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ tiau²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ tiau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ tiau¹³/

### Proper noun

北朝
* the Northern dynasties (386–581)

#### See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history :
| Name | Time period | Divisions | Divisions |
| Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | | |
| Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周／东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周／东周 | Warring States period 戰國／战国 |
| Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代) | 221 – 206 BCE | | |
| Han 漢／汉 (～朝, ～代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢／西汉 | Western Han 西漢／西汉 |
| Xin 新 (～朝) ||
| Eastern Han 東漢／东汉 ||
| Three Kingdoms 三國／三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | Wei 魏 |
| Shu Han 蜀漢／蜀汉 ||
| Wu 吳／吴 ||
| Jin 晉／晋 (～朝, ～代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉／西晋 | Western Jin 西晉／西晋 |
| Eastern Jin 東晉／东晋 ||
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Western Wei 西魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Eastern Wei 東魏／东魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Zhou 北周 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Qi 北齊／北齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋／刘宋 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Southern Qi 南齊／南齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Chen 陳／陈 (～朝, ～代) |
| Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | | |
| Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | | |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國／五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | | |
| Liao 遼／辽 (～朝, ～代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | | |
| Song 宋 (～朝, ～代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | Northern Song 北宋 |
| Southern Song 南宋 ||
| Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | | |
| Jin 金 (～朝, ～代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | | |
| Western Liao 西遼／西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | | |
| Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | | |
| Ming 明 (～朝, ～代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | | |
| Qing 清 (～朝, ～代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | | |

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 北 | 朝 |
| ほく Grade: 2 | ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Etymology

Chinese 北朝 (Běicháo)

### Proper noun

北(ほく)朝(ちょう) • (Hokuchō)
* (history, of China) the Northern dynasties
* (history, of Japan) the Northern Court

### See also

* 南(なん)北(ぼく)朝(ちょう) (Nanbokuchō)
* 北(きた)朝(ちょう)鮮(せん) (Kita Chōsen)