昆明
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Chinese
| descendant; elder brother | clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (昆明) | 昆 | 明 | |
| simp. #(昆明) | 昆 | 明 | |
Etymology
Originally the endonym of an ethnic group living in what is now western Yunnan province and southwestern Sichuan province.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kwan1 ming4
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Kŏng-mìng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1khuen-min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Kunmíng
- Wade–Giles: Kʻun1-ming2
- Yale: Kwūn-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Kuenming
- Palladius: Куньмин (Kunʹmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kwan1 ming4
- Yale: kwān mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kwan1 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: kuen1 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Kûn-mìn
- Hakka Romanization System: gunˊ minˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: gun1 min2
- Sinological IPA: /kun²⁴ min¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Kŏng-mìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰouŋ⁵⁵ miŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
昆明
- (～市) Kunming (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Yunnan, in southwestern China)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Kunming
- → Hungarian: Kunming
- → Portuguese: Kunming
- → Russian: Куньми́н (Kunʹmín)
- → Spanish: Kunming
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 昆 | 明 |
| こん Grade: S |
めい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
- Kunming (a prefecture-level city, the provincial capital of Yunnan, in southwestern China)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 昆 | 明 |
Proper noun
昆明