杏壇
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Chinese
| apricot | altar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (杏壇) | 杏 | 壇 | |
| simp. (杏坛) | 杏 | 坛 | |
| Literally: “apricot altar”. | |||
Etymology
Confucius taught his students at "杏壇／杏坛 (xìngtán)".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìngtán
- Wade–Giles: hsing4-tʻan2
- Yale: syìng-tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqtarn
- Palladius: синтань (sintanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang6 taan4
- Yale: hahng tàahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang6 taan4
- Guangdong Romanization: heng6 tan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²² tʰaːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
杏壇
See also
- 杏林 (xìnglín)
Proper noun
杏壇