甲骨文
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Chinese
| oracle bone | language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (甲骨文) | 甲骨 | 文 | |
| simp. #(甲骨文) | 甲骨 | 文 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap3 gwat1 man4
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): kah-kut-bûn
- (Teochew, Peng'im): gah4 gug4 bhung5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎgǔwún
- Wade–Giles: chia3-ku3-wên2
- Yale: jyǎ-gǔ-wén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaguuwen
- Palladius: цзягувэнь (czjaguvɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaap3 gwat1 man4
- Yale: gaap gwāt màhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaap8 gwat7 man4
- Guangdong Romanization: gab3 gued1 men4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːp̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-kut-bûn
- Tâi-lô: kah-kut-bûn
- Phofsit Daibuun: kahkutbuun
- IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ bun²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: gah4 gug4 bhung5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kah kuk bûng
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaʔ²⁻⁴ kuk̚²⁻⁴ buŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
甲骨文
- (palaeography, historiography) oracle bone script
- Synonym: 甲骨文字 (jiǎgǔ wénzì)
Proper noun
甲骨文
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 甲 | 骨 | 文 |
| こう Grade: S |
こつ Grade: 6 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
| kan'on | ||
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
甲骨文 • (kōkotsubun)
- Synonym of 甲骨文字 (kōkotsu moji, “oracle bone script”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 甲 | 骨 | 文 |
Noun
甲骨文
- chữ Hán form of giáp cốt văn (“oracle bone script”).