汽船
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汽船 (kisen): a steamship.
Chinese
| steam; vapour | a boat; vessel; ship | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (汽船) | 汽 | 船 | |
| simp. #(汽船) | 汽 | 船 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): hei3 syun4
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khì-chûn
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5chi-zoe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄔㄨㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cìchuán
- Wade–Giles: chʻi4-chʻuan2
- Yale: chì-chwán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihchwan
- Palladius: цичуань (cičuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: hei3 syun4
- Yale: hei syùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hei3 syn4
- Guangdong Romanization: héi3 xun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hei̯³³ syːn²¹/
- Homophones:
氣旋 / 气旋
汽船
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-sòn
- Hakka Romanization System: hi sonˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: hi4 son2
- Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ son¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
汽船
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Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 汽 | 船 |
| き Grade: 2 |
せん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
Probably coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components, as a compound of 汽 (ki, “steam”) + 船 (sen, “boat, ship”).
Pronunciation
Noun
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 汽 | 船 |