穿山甲
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Chinese
to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread |
mountain; hill | 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (穿山甲) | 穿 | 山 | 甲 | |
| simp. #(穿山甲) | 穿 | 山 | 甲 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun1 saan1 gaap3
- Eastern Min (BUC): chiŏng-săng-gák
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhoan-san-kah
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢ ㄕㄢ ㄐㄧㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chuanshanjiǎ
- Wade–Giles: chʻuan1-shan1-chia3
- Yale: chwān-shān-jyǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuanshanjea
- Palladius: чуаньшаньцзя (čuanʹšanʹczja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cyun1 saan1 gaap3
- Yale: chyūn sāan gaap
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn1 saan1 gaap8
- Guangdong Romanization: qun1 san1 gab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kaːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chiŏng-săng-gák
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ (s-)naŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (k-)ŋɑʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoan-san-kah
- Tâi-lô: tshuan-san-kah
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhoansankaq
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuan³³ san³³ kaʔ⁵/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʔ³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien)
Noun
穿山甲
Synonyms
- (pangolin):
Derived terms
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (穿山甲):
- → Japanese: 穿山甲 (senzankō)
- → Korean: 천산갑(穿山甲) (cheonsan'gap)
- → Vietnamese: xuyên sơn giáp (穿山甲)
Others:
- → Vietnamese: xuyên sơn
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 穿 | 山 | 甲 |
| せん Jinmeiyō |
さん > ざん Grade: 1 |
こう Grade: S |
| on’yomi | ||
Pronunciation
Noun
穿山甲 or 穿山甲 • (senzankō) ←せんざんかふ (senzankafu) or センザンカフ (senzankafu)?
- a pangolin
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 穿 | 山 | 甲 |
Noun
穿山甲 • (cheonsan'gap) (hangeul 천산갑)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 穿 | 山 | 甲 |
Noun
穿山甲
- chữ Hán form of xuyên sơn giáp (“pangolin”).