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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
旗艦
- flagship (ship carrying the commanding admiral)
Adjective
旗艦
- (figurative, attributive) flagship; chief; showcase
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology
Possibly coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 旗 (ki, “flag”) + 艦 (kan, “warship, navy ship”), from the way that a fleet commander's signal flags would be flown from the mast of the flagship.[1]
Alternately, possibly from Middle Chinese compound 旗艦 (*ghiə *ɣam). Compare modern Chinese traditional 旗艦／旗舰 (qíjiàn) and simplified 旗舰 (qíjiàn).
Pronunciation
Noun
旗艦 • (kikan)
- flagship
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
Noun
旗艦 • (giham) (hangeul 기함)
- hanja form? of 기함 (“flagship”)
Vietnamese
Noun
旗艦
- chữ Hán form of kì hạm (“flagship”).