仙臺

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Chinese

		immortal	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (仙臺/仙台)		仙	臺/台
simp. (仙台)		仙	台

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 仙台(せんだい) (Sendai).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiāntái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢㄊㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ toi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiāntái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢㄊㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siantái
  - Wade–Giles: Hsien¹-tʻai²
  - Yale: Syān-tái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiantair
  - Palladius: Сяньтай (Sjanʹtaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sin¹ toi⁴
  - Yale: sīn tòih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ toi⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ toi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Proper noun

仙臺

(～市) Sendai (the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan)

Derived terms

仙臺病毒／仙台病毒 (Xiāntái bìngdú)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	臺
せん Grade: S	だい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Proper noun

仙(せん)臺(だい) • (Sendai)

Kyūjitai form of 仙台: Sendai

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