南洋
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Chinese
| south | ocean; foreign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (南洋) |
南 | 洋 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): naam4 joeng4-2 / naam4 joeng4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): nam3 yiang3*
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Nàm-yòng
- Northern Min (KCR): Nâng-iô̤ng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6noe-yan
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nányáng
- Wade–Giles: Nan2-yang2
- Yale: Nán-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nanyang
- Palladius: Наньян (Nanʹjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: naam4 joeng4-2 / naam4 joeng4
- Yale: nàahm yéung / nàahm yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 joeng4-2 / naam4 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 yêng4-2 / nam4 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ jœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /naːm²¹ jœːŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
南洋
南陽／南阳
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: nam3 yiang3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿdam²² jiaŋ²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nàm-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: namˇ iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nam2 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nàm-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: namˇ (r)iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nam2 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Nâng-iô̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /naŋ³³ iɔŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Southern Min
Note:
- lam5 iên5 - Chaozhou;
- nam5 ion5 - Jieyang.
Proper noun
南洋
- (dated) Malay Archipelago; (in general) Southeast Asia, Nanyang
- 下南洋 ― xià Nányáng ― to migrate to Southeast Asia (during late Qing and the Republic of China era)
- (historical, Qing to early ROC) southern “coastal” region of China, inclusive of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong
- (historical) irrigation plain south of the Mulan River in Fujian
Synonyms
- (Southeast Asia): (Hokkien) 番爿
Coordinate terms
- 北洋 (Běiyáng)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Nanyang
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 洋 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
よう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
南洋 • (Nan'yō) ←なんやう (nan'yau)?
- (especially pre-WWII) South Seas; Southeast Asia
See also
- 南進論 (nanshinron)