奄美
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Chinese
suddenly; to embrace; castrate suddenly; to embrace; castrate; to delay |
beautiful; beauty; America | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (奄美) | 奄 | 美 | |
| simp. #(奄美) | 奄 | 美 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 奄美 (Amami).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄇㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎnměi
- Wade–Giles: Yen3-mei3
- Yale: Yǎn-měi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeanmeei
- Palladius: Яньмэй (Janʹmɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Proper noun
奄美
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 奄 | 美 |
| あま Jinmeiyō |
み Grade: 3 |
| nanori | on'yomi |