白堊紀
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See also: 白垩纪
Chinese
| chalk | period | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (白堊紀) | 白堊 | 紀 | |
| simp. (白垩纪) | 白垩 | 纪 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 白堊紀.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Bái'è Jì
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄜˋ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Bái-è Jì
- Wade–Giles: Pai2-o4 Chi4
- Yale: Bái-è Jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baireh Jih
- Palladius: Байэ Цзи (Bajɛ Czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baak6 ok3 gei3
- Yale: baahk ok gei
- Cantonese Pinyin: baak9 ok8 gei3
- Guangdong Romanization: bag6 og3 géi3
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːk̚² ɔːk̚³ kei̯³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
白堊紀
- (geology) the Cretaceous period (part of the Mesozoic era, spanning from 145.0 to 66.0 million years ago)
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 白 | 堊 | 紀 |
| はく Grade: 1 |
あ Hyōgai |
き Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||
Etymology
白堊 (hakua, “white chalk”) + 紀 (-ki, “period”).
| For pronunciation and definitions of 白堊紀 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 白堊紀, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.) |