藍田
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Chinese
| blue; indigo plant; surname | field; farm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (藍田) | 藍 | 田 | |
| simp. (蓝田) | 蓝 | 田 | |
Etymology
- "Lantian, Shaanxi"
- Attested as a pre-Qin place name.
- "Lam Tin, Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong"
- Renamed from 鹹田／咸田 (haam4 tin4, “salty field”) in 1970, influenced by the positive connotations of 藍田 / 蓝田 (e.g. in 藍田生玉／蓝田生玉).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Lántián
- Wade–Giles: Lan2-tʻien2
- Yale: Lán-tyán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Lantyan
- Palladius: Ланьтянь (Lanʹtjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /län³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: laam4 tin4
- Yale: làahm tìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: laam4 tin4
- Guangdong Romanization: lam4 tin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /laːm²¹ tʰiːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: lam den
Proper noun
藍田
- (～縣) Lantian (a county of Xi'an, Shaanxi, China)
- (～街道) Lantian (a subdistrict of Lianyuan, Loudi, Hunan, China)
- Lam Tin (an area in Kwun Tong district, Hong Kong)
- (～村) Lam Tin Tsuen (a village in Kwai Tsing district, New Territories, Hong Kong, on Tsing Yi Island)