東方
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See also: 东方
Chinese
| east | square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (東方) | 東 | 方 | |
| simp. (东方) | 东 | 方 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dong1 fang1
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дунфон (dunfon, I-I) / дунфон (dunfon, I-II)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): dung1 fong1
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongfang
- Wade–Giles: tung1-fang1
- Yale: dūng-fāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongfang
- Palladius: дунфан (dunfan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥ ㄈㄤㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dongfangr
- Wade–Giles: tung1-fang1-ʼrh
- Yale: dūng-fāngr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dongfangl
- Palladius: дунфанр (dunfanr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: dong1 fang1
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dungfang
- Sinological IPA (key): /toŋ⁵⁵ faŋ⁵⁵/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дунфон (dunfon, I-I) / дунфон (dunfon, I-II)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tuŋ²⁴ fɑŋ²⁴/, /tuŋ²⁴ fɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dung1 fong1
- Yale: dūng fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dung1 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: dung1 fong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tûng-fông
- Hakka Romanization System: dungˊ fongˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: dung1 fong1
- Sinological IPA: /tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tang-hong
- Tâi-lô: tang-hong
- Phofsit Daibuun: danghofng
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dang1 huang1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tang huang
- Sinological IPA (key): /taŋ³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/
- Middle Chinese: tuwng pjang
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*tˤoŋ C-paŋ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*toːŋ paŋ/
Noun
東方
Proper noun
東方
- the East; the Orient
- a surname
- 東方朔／东方朔 ― Dōngfāng Shuò ― Dongfang Shuo
- (～市) Dongfang (a sub-prefectural city in Hainan, China)
- Short for 東方Project／东方Project (“Touhou Project, a popular bullet hell video game series”).
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 東 | 方 |
| とう Grade: 2 |
ほう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
Related terms
Proper noun
- Short for 東方Project (Tōhō Purojekuto, “Touhou Project, a popular bullet hell video game series”).
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 東 | 方 |
| ひがし Grade: 2 |
かた Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 東 | 方 |
| ひがし Grade: 2 |
かた > がた Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
東方 • (higashikata)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 東 | 方 |
Noun
Derived terms
- 동방종개 (dongbangjonggae), literally means "eastern spine loach"