坎兒井
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See also: 坎儿井
Chinese
| pit; threshold | son; child; diminutive suffix | warn; well | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (坎兒井) | 坎 | 兒 | 井 | |
| simp. (坎儿井) | 坎 | 儿 | 井 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Uyghur كارىز (kariz) + 井 (jǐng, “well”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄢˇㄦ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: kǎnrjǐng
- Wade–Giles: kʻan3-ʼrh-ching3
- Yale: kǎnr-jǐng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaaljiing
- Palladius: каньрцзин (kanʹrczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
坎兒井
- (in parts of central southern Asia) qanat