十日談
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Chinese
| ten | day | telling | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (十日談) | 十 | 日 | 談 | |
| simp. (十日谈) | 十 | 日 | 谈 | |
Etymology
Calque of Italian Decameron, from Ancient Greek δέκᾰ (déka, “ten”) + ἡμέρᾱ (hēmérā, “day”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄖˋ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Shíhrìh Tán
- Wade–Giles: Shih2-jih4 Tʻan2
- Yale: Shŕ-r̀ Tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyrryh Tarn
- Palladius: Шижи Тань (Šiži Tanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʐ̩⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
十日談
- the Decameron (collection of stories by Giovanni Boccaccio)