Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
深淵. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
深淵, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
深淵 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
深淵 you have here. The definition of the word
深淵 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
深淵, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Chinese
Pronunciation
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
Character
|
深
|
淵
|
Reading #
|
1/2
|
1/1
|
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
|
shēn
|
yuān
|
Middle Chinese
|
‹ syim ›
|
‹ ʔwen ›
|
Old Chinese
|
/*m/
|
/*ʷˁi/
|
English
|
deep
|
abyss
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
Character
|
深
|
淵
|
Reading #
|
1/2
|
1/1
|
No.
|
11255
|
16099
|
Phonetic component
|
罙
|
淵
|
Rime group
|
侵
|
眞
|
Rime subdivision
|
3
|
1
|
Corresponding MC rime
|
深
|
淵
|
Old Chinese
|
/*hljum/
|
/*qʷiːn/
|
Noun
深淵
- (literally) abyss
- (figurative) abyss; catastrophic situation
- (heraldry) abyss (center of an escutcheon)
Synonyms
- (abyss): (literary, figurative) 龍潭/龙潭 (lóngtán)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation 1
Noun
深淵 • (shin'en)
- abyss
Pronunciation 2
Noun
深淵 • (fukabuchi)
- (rare) abyss
Pronunciation 3
Noun
深淵 • (fukanbochi)
- (rare) abyss
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “深淵
”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
Noun
深淵 • (simyeon) (hangeul 심연)
- hanja form? of 심연 (“abyss”)