極光

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See also: 极光

Chinese

		utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit	light; ray; bright
trad. (極光)		極	光
simp. (极光)		极	光

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíguāng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gik⁶ gwong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jíguāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jíguang
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-kuang¹
  - Yale: jí-gwāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyiguang
  - Palladius: цзигуан (cziguan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gik⁶ gwong¹
  - Yale: gihk gwōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gik⁹ gwong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: gig⁶ guong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɪk̚² kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

極光

aurora; polar lights

Derived terms

北極光／北极光 (běijíguāng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
極	光
きょく Grade: 4	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Kanji in this term
極	光
きょく > きょっ Grade: 4	こう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きょっこー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

(Tokyo) きょくこー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

極(きょっ)光(こう) • (kyokkō) ^{←きよくくわう (kyokukwau)^?}
(alternative reading hiragana きょくこう, rōmaji kyokukō, historical hiragana きよくくわう)

Synonym of オーロラ (ōrora, “aurora”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
極	光

Noun

極光 • (geukgwang) (hangeul 극광)

hanja form^? of 극광 (“aurora; polar lights”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
極	光

Noun

極光

chữ Hán form of cực quang (“aurora; polar lights”).

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