淮南
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Chinese
| name of a river | south | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (淮南) |
淮 | 南 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): waai4 naam4
- Eastern Min (BUC): Huài-nàng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Hoâi-lâm
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6wa-noe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄞˊ ㄋㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Huáinán
- Wade–Giles: Huai2-nan2
- Yale: Hwái-nán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Hwainan
- Palladius: Хуайнань (Xuajnanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯aɪ̯³⁵ nän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waai4 naam4
- Yale: wàaih nàahm
- Cantonese Pinyin: waai4 naam4
- Guangdong Romanization: wai4 nam4
- Sinological IPA (key): /waːi̯²¹ naːm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Huài-nàng
- Sinological IPA (key): /huai⁵³⁻³³ nˡaŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
淮南
- (～市) Huainan (a prefecture-level city in Anhui, China)
- (historical) Huainan, a principality under the Han dynasty
- (archaic) the lands south of the Huai River but north of the Yangtze, generally
Derived terms
- 淮南子 (Huáinánzǐ)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 淮 | 南 |
| わい Hyōgai |
なん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |