二疊紀
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Chinese
| two | fold up; repeat | period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (二疊紀) | 二 | 疊 | 紀 | |
| simp. (二叠纪) | 二 | 叠 | 纪 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 二畳紀.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Èrdié Jì
- Wade–Giles: Êrh4-tieh2 Chi4
- Yale: Èr-dyé Jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Elldye Jih
- Palladius: Эрде Цзи (Erde Czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji6 dip6 gei2
- Yale: yih dihp géi
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji6 dip9 gei2
- Guangdong Romanization: yi6 dib6 géi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²² tiːp̚² kei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
二疊紀
- (geology) the Permian period (part of the Paleozoic era, spanning from 298.9 to 252.17 million years ago)