怪談
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See also: 怪谈
Chinese
| queer; to blame | to speak; to talk; to converse to speak; to talk; to converse; to chat; to discuss; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (怪談) | 怪 | 談 | |
| simp. (怪谈) | 怪 | 谈 | |
| alternative forms | 怪譚／怪谭 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄞˋ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guàitán
- Wade–Giles: kuai4-tʻan2
- Yale: gwài-tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guaytarn
- Palladius: гуайтань (guajtanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwaai3 taam4
- Yale: gwaai tàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwaai3 taam4
- Guangdong Romanization: guai3 tam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaːi̯³³ tʰaːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
怪談
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 怪 | 談 |
| かい Grade: S |
だん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
怪談 • (kaidan) ←くわいだん (kwaidan)?
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN