左右

Sinoa

Matoanteny

左右

mifehy

Fanononana

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zuǒyòu

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zo³ you⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² jau⁶ / zo² jau^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chó-yu
Jin (Wiktionary): ze² iou³
Eastern Min (BUC): cō̤-iêu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chó͘-iū / chó-iū

(Teochew, Peng'im): zo² iu⁶
Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): zo³ iu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyòu → zuǒyou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ → ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyo̊u
  - Wade–Giles: tso³-yu⁵
  - Yale: dzwǒ-you
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoo.yow
  - Palladius: цзою (czoju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴ joʊ̯⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zo³ you⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zoju
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so⁵³ iəu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo² jau⁶ / zo² jau^6-2
  - Yale: jó yauh / jó yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² jau⁶ / dzo² jau^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo² yeo⁶ / zo² yeo^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²²/, /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

Note: zo2 jau6-2 only used in the "about" sense.

Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chó-yu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zo^ˋ iu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zo³ yiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡so³¹ i̯u⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chó-yu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zo^ˋ (r)iu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zo³ yiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡so³¹ (j)i̯u⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ze² iou³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sɤ⁵³ iəu⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cō̤-iêu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so³³⁻⁵⁵ iɛu²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-iū
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-iū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofiu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó-iū
  - Tâi-lô: tsó-iū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoyiu
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zo² iu⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsó iŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so⁵²⁻³⁵ iu³⁵/
Xiang
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: zo³ iu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so³³ i̯u³/

Note: “about”.

Middle Chinese: tsaX|tsaH hjuwX|hjuwH

Rime
Character	左	左	右	右
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	精 (13)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III	III
Fanqie	臧可切	則箇切	云久切	于救切
Baxter	tsaX	tsaH	hjuwX	hjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɦɨu^X/	/ɦɨu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɦiu^X/	/ɦiu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɣiəu^X/	/ɣiəu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sa^X/	/t͡sa^H/	/ɦuw^X/	/ɦuw^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɣiu^X/	/ɣiu^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɣĭəu^X/	/ɣĭəu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/i̯ə̯u^X/	/i̯ə̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zuǒ	zuò	yǒu	yòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zo²	zo³	jau⁵	jau⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tsˤa[j]ʔ|tsˤarʔ-s [ɢ]ʷəʔ|[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsaːlʔ|ʔsaːls ɢʷɯʔ|ɢʷɯs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	左	左	左	右	右
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zuǒ	zuǒ	zuǒ	yòu	yòu
Middle Chinese	‹ tsa^X ›	‹ tsa^X ›	‹ tsa^H ›	‹ hjuw^X ›	‹ hjuw^H ›
Old Chinese	/*tsˁa[j]ʔ/	/*tsˁa[j]ʔ/	/*tsˁarʔ-s/	/*[ɢ]ʷəʔ/	/[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/ (~ m-qʷəʔ)
English	left (side)	assist	assist	right hand	right hand
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	左	左	右	右
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
No.	18004	18006	15597	15604
Phonetic component	左	左	又	又
Rime group	歌	歌	之	之
Rime subdivision	1	1	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	左	佐	有	宥
Old Chinese	/*ʔsaːlʔ/	/*ʔsaːls/	/*ɢʷɯʔ/	/*ɢʷɯs/

Tsiahy

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Anarana iombonana

左右

ankavia sy ankavanana: andaniny sy ankilany
eo amin'ny: eo ho eo: na eo ho eo: manodidina: eo ho eo
havia sy havanana
mpanara-dia: mpanara-dia: mpanompo

Fanononana

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): zuǒyòu

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zo³ you⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² jau⁶ / zo² jau^6-2
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chó-yu
Jin (Wiktionary): ze² iou³
Eastern Min (BUC): cō̤-iêu
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chó͘-iū / chó-iū

(Teochew, Peng'im): zo² iu⁶
Xiang (Hengyang, Wiktionary): zo³ iu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyòu → zuǒyou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧㄡˋ → ㄗㄨㄛˇ ˙ㄧㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyo̊u
  - Wade–Giles: tso³-yu⁵
  - Yale: dzwǒ-you
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoo.yow
  - Palladius: цзою (czoju)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯⁵¹/ → /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴ joʊ̯⁴/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: zo³ you⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zoju
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so⁵³ iəu²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo² jau⁶ / zo² jau^6-2
  - Yale: jó yauh / jó yáu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² jau⁶ / dzo² jau^6-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo² yeo⁶ / zo² yeo^6-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²²/, /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɐu̯²²⁻³⁵/

Note: zo2 jau6-2 only used in the "about" sense.

Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chó-yu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zo^ˋ iu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zo³ yiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡so³¹ i̯u⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chó-yu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zo^ˋ (r)iu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zo³ yiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡so³¹ (j)i̯u⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: ze² iou³
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /t͡sɤ⁵³ iəu⁴⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: cō̤-iêu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so³³⁻⁵⁵ iɛu²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-iū
  - Tâi-lô: tsóo-iū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zofiu
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó-iū
  - Tâi-lô: tsó-iū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoyiu
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iu³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iu²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zo² iu⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsó iŭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so⁵²⁻³⁵ iu³⁵/
Xiang
- (Hengyang)
  - Wiktionary: zo³ iu
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡so³³ i̯u³/

Note: “about”.

Middle Chinese: tsaX|tsaH hjuwX|hjuwH

Rime
Character	左	左	右	右
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	精 (13)	云 (35)	云 (35)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	歌 (94)	尤 (136)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III	III
Fanqie	臧可切	則箇切	云久切	于救切
Baxter	tsaX	tsaH	hjuwX	hjuwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɦɨu^X/	/ɦɨu^H/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɦiu^X/	/ɦiu^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɣiəu^X/	/ɣiəu^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sa^X/	/t͡sa^H/	/ɦuw^X/	/ɦuw^H/
Li Rong	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɣiu^X/	/ɣiu^H/
Wang Li	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/ɣĭəu^X/	/ɣĭəu^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sɑ^X/	/t͡sɑ^H/	/i̯ə̯u^X/	/i̯ə̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zuǒ	zuò	yǒu	yòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zo²	zo³	jau⁵	jau⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*tsˤa[j]ʔ|tsˤarʔ-s [ɢ]ʷəʔ|[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ʔsaːlʔ|ʔsaːls ɢʷɯʔ|ɢʷɯs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	左	左	左	右	右
Reading #	1/3	2/3	3/3	1/2	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	zuǒ	zuǒ	zuǒ	yòu	yòu
Middle Chinese	‹ tsa^X ›	‹ tsa^X ›	‹ tsa^H ›	‹ hjuw^X ›	‹ hjuw^H ›
Old Chinese	/*tsˁa[j]ʔ/	/*tsˁa[j]ʔ/	/*tsˁarʔ-s/	/*[ɢ]ʷəʔ/	/[ɢ]ʷəʔ-s/ (~ m-qʷəʔ)
English	left (side)	assist	assist	right hand	right hand
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	左	左	右	右
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/2	2/2
No.	18004	18006	15597	15604
Phonetic component	左	左	又	又
Rime group	歌	歌	之	之
Rime subdivision	1	1	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	左	佐	有	宥
Old Chinese	/*ʔsaːlʔ/	/*ʔsaːls/	/*ɢʷɯʔ/	/*ɢʷɯs/

Tsiahy

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Japoney

Matoanteny

左右

manery sy mitaona ny olona
mifehy ny zavatra rehetra

Fanononana

(Tokyo) さゆう `[sáꜜyùù]` (Atamadaka – [1])^[1] AAI^(lakile): [sa̠jɯ̟ː]

Tsiahy

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Anarana iombonana

左右

fifehezana
fitaomana
havia sy havanana
ny andaniny sy ny ankilany
taratasy: vaovao

Fanononana

(Tokyo) さゆう `[sáꜜyùù]` (Atamadaka – [1])^[1] AAI^(lakile): [sa̠jɯ̟ː]

Tsiahy

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1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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