綿羊
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See also: 绵羊
Chinese
cotton; incessant; soft cotton; incessant; soft; downy |
caprid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (綿羊) | 綿 | 羊 | |
| simp. (绵羊) | 绵 | 羊 | |
| alternative forms | 緜羊 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): mian3 yang2
- (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мянён (mi͡ani͡on, I-II)
- Cantonese (Jyutping): min4 joeng4-2
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): mièng-iòng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6mi-yan6
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: miányáng
- Wade–Giles: mien2-yang2
- Yale: myán-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mianyang
- Palladius: мяньян (mjanʹjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mi̯ɛn³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
綿羊／绵羊
綿陽／绵阳
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: mian3 yang2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: mianjang
- Sinological IPA (key): /miɛn⁵³ iaŋ²¹/
- (Dungan)
- Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мянён (mi͡ani͡on, I-II)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miæ̃²⁴ iɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: min4 joeng4-2
- Yale: mìhn yéung
- Cantonese Pinyin: min4 joeng4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: min4 yêng4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /miːn²¹ jœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mièn-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: mienˇ iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mian2 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /mi̯en¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mièn-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: mienˇ (r)iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: mian2 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /mi̯en¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: mièng-iòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /mieŋ⁵³⁻³³ (Ø-)ŋyoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
綿羊
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 綿 | 羊 |
| めん Grade: 5 |
よう Grade: 3 |
| goon | |
Etymology
From Chinese 綿羊／绵羊 (miányáng).
Pronunciation
Noun
綿羊 • (men'yō) ←めんやう (men'yau)?
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 綿 | 羊 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 綿 | 羊 |
Proper noun
綿羊
- chữ Hán form of Miên Dương (“Aries”).