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Chinese
| north | hemisphere; hemisphere of the Earth | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (北半球) | 北 | 半球 | |
| simp. #(北半球) | 北 | 半球 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): bak1 bun3 kau4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pak-pòaⁿ-kiû
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: běibànqiú
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄅㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: běibàncióu
- Wade–Giles: pei3-pan4-chʻiu2
- Yale: běi-bàn-chyóu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beeibannchyou
- Palladius: бэйбаньцю (bɛjbanʹcju)
- Sinological IPA (key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pän⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bak1 bun3 kau4
- Yale: bāk bun kàuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: bak7 bun3 kau4
- Guangdong Romanization: beg1 bun3 keo4
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɐk̚⁵ puːn³³ kʰɐu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pak-pòaⁿ-kiû
- Tâi-lô: pak-puànn-kiû
- Phofsit Daibuun: pakpvoarkiuu
- IPA (Xiamen): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /pak̚⁵⁻²⁴ puã⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiu²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /pak̚³²⁻⁵ puã²¹⁻⁵³ kiu¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ puã¹¹⁻⁵³ kiu²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ puã²¹⁻⁴¹ kiu²³/
- (Hokkien)
Proper noun
北半球
- Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)
- Antonym: 南半球 (nánbànqiú)
Noun
北半球
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 半 | 球 |
| きた Grade: 2 |
はん Grade: 2 |
きゅう Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | kan'on | |
Etymology
From 北 (kita, “north”) + 半球 (hankyū, “hemisphere”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
北半球 • (Kita Hankyū) ←きたはんきう (Kitafankiu)?
- Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)
- Antonym: 南半球 (Minami Hankyū)
Derived terms
- 北半球環状モード (Kita Hankyū Kanjō Mōdo)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 半 | 球 |
Proper noun
北半球 • (Bukban-gu) (hangeul 북반구)
- hanja form? of 북반구 : Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 北 | 半 | 球 |
Proper noun
北半球
- chữ Hán form of bắc bán cầu: Northern Hemisphere (the hemisphere in Earth to the north of the Equator, in which 90% of the total land area on Earth is located)