井田
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Chinese
| warn; well | field; farm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (井田) |
井 | 田 | |
| Literally: “井 (jǐng)-shaped field”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: jǐngtián
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥˇ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jǐngtián
- Wade–Giles: ching3-tʻien2
- Yale: jǐng-tyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiingtyan
- Palladius: цзинтянь (czintjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zeng2 tin4 / zing2 tin4
- Yale: jéng tìhn / jíng tìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzeng2 tin4 / dzing2 tin4
- Guangdong Romanization: zéng2 tin4 / jing2 tin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɛːŋ³⁵ tʰiːn²¹/, /t͡sɪŋ³⁵ tʰiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note:
- zeng2 tin4 - vernacular;
- zing2 tin4 - literary.
Noun
井田
- (historical) Alternative name for 井田制度 (jǐngtián zhìdù, “well-field system (system for land distribution in ancient China)”).
- (figurative) farmland; fields
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 井 | 田 |
| い Grade: 4 |
た > だ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
- a surname