caprid | soup | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (羊羹) | 羊 | 羹 | |
simp. #(羊羹) | 羊 | 羹 |
羊羹
caprid | soup | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (羊羹) | 羊 | 羹 | |
simp. #(羊羹) | 羊 | 羹 | |
alternative forms | 洋羹 |
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 羊羹 (yōkan), in turn from Chinese.
羊羹
Variety | Location | Words |
---|---|---|
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 羊羹 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 羊羹 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 羊羹 |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 羊羹 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 羊羹 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 羊羹 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 羊羹 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 羊羹 | |
Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 羊羹, 菜燕糖 |
New Taipei (Pingxi) | 羊羹 | |
Kaohsiung | 羊羹, 菜燕糖 | |
Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 羊羹 | |
Yilan (Toucheng) | 羊羹 | |
Tainan (Anping) | 羊羹 | |
Penghu (Xiyu) | 羊羹 |
caprid | soup | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (羊羹) | 羊 | 羹 | |
simp. #(羊羹) | 羊 | 羹 | |
alternative forms | 洋羹 |
From Japanese 羊羹 (yōkan), in turn from Chinese.
羊羹
Variety | Location | Words |
---|---|---|
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 羊羹 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 羊羹 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 羊羹 |
Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 羊羹 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 羊羹 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 羊羹 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 羊羹 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 羊羹 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 羊羹 | |
Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 羊羹, 菜燕糖 |
New Taipei (Pingxi) | 羊羹 | |
Kaohsiung | 羊羹, 菜燕糖 | |
Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 羊羹 | |
Yilan (Toucheng) | 羊羹 | |
Tainan (Anping) | 羊羹 | |
Penghu (Xiyu) | 羊羹 |
Kanji in this term | |
---|---|
羊 | 羹 |
よう Grade: 3 |
かん Hyōgai |
kan'on | tōon |
/yaukan/ → /yɔːkan/ → /yoːkan/
Originally from Middle Chinese compound 羊羹 (yang kæng, literally “sheep + soup, broth”). The gelatin meaning arose from the way that sheep meat or other parts would be boiled down to produce gelatin.