崑崙
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (崑崙/昆侖*) | 崑/昆 | 崙/侖 | |
| simp. (昆仑*) | 昆 | 仑 | |
| alternative forms | 崐崘 崑崘 | ||
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣ ㄌㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kunlún
- Wade–Giles: Kʻun1-lun2
- Yale: Kwūn-lwún
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kuenluen
- Palladius: Куньлунь (Kunʹlunʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ lu̯ən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kwan1 leon4
- Yale: kwān lèuhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwan1 loen4
- Guangdong Romanization: kuen1 lên4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ lɵn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: kwon lwon
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kuːn ruːn/
Proper noun
崑崙
- (～山) Kunlun Mountains (a mountain range in Xinjiang, Qinghai and Tibet in China)
- (mythology) Kunlun (a mountain in Chinese mythology)
- (～關) Kunlun Pass (a mountain pass in Guangxi, China)
- (historical) an area including southern Indochina and Southeast Asian islands
- (～島) Côn Sơn Island (an island in Vietnam)
Noun
崑崙
- (historical) Short for 崑崙奴／昆仑奴 (kūnlúnnú).
- (by extension, obsolete) black people
- (Taoism) head
- (Classical) navel