新幹
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Chinese
| new; newly; meso- (chem.) | main part of something; to manage; to work main part of something; to manage; to work; to do; capable; tree trunk; to kill (slang) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (新幹) | 新 | 幹 | |
| simp. (新干) | 新 | 干 | |
Etymology
Homophonous replacement for 新淦 (Xīngàn) from 1957, due to the character 淦 (gàn) being less known.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīngàn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Singàn
- Wade–Giles: Hsin1-kan4
- Yale: Syīn-gàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shingann
- Palladius: Синьгань (Sinʹganʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san1 gon3
- Yale: sān gon
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 gon3
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 gon3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kɔːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
新幹