象棋
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Chinese
shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths) |
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (象棋) | 象 | 棋 | |
| simp. #(象棋) | 象 | 棋 | |
| Literally: “elephant chess”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard)
- (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiang4 qi2
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zoeng6 kei4-2 / zoeng6 kei4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): diang5 kei3*
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zoeng6 kei4-2 / zoeng6 kei4
- Gan (Wiktionary): xiong5 qi2
- Hakka
- Jin (Wiktionary): xion3 qi1
- Northern Min (KCR): siōng-gǐ
- Eastern Min (BUC): chiông-gì
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cieo5 gi2 / ciuⁿ5 gi2
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zhian-ji
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sian4 qi2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàngcí
- Wade–Giles: hsiang4-chʻi2
- Yale: syàng-chí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchyi
- Palladius: сянци (sjanci)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
- (Chengdu)
- Sichuanese Pinyin: xiang4 qi2
- Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiangki
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiaŋ²¹³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoeng6 kei4-2 / zoeng6 kei4
- Yale: jeuhng kéi / jeuhng kèih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng6 kei4-2 / dzoeng6 kei4
- Guangdong Romanization: zêng6 kéi4-2 / zêng6 kéi4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sœːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sœːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: diang5 kei3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /tiaŋ³² kʰei²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: xiong5 qi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiɔŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siong-khì
- Hakka Romanization System: xiong kiˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xiong4 ki2
- Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ⁵⁵ kʰi¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: siong˖ ki
- Sinological IPA: /sioŋ³³ kʰi⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Jin
- (Taiyuan)+
- Wiktionary: xion3 qi1
- Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
- (Taiyuan)+
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siōng-gǐ
- Sinological IPA (key): /siɔŋ⁵⁵ ki²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chiông-gì
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰuoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ (k-)ŋi⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: cieo5 gi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰieu²¹ (k-)i¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: ciuⁿ5 gi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰĩũ²¹ (k-)i¹³/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-kî
- Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-kî
- Phofsit Daibuun: chviuxkii
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ ki²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-kî
- Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-kî
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²² ki²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-kî
- Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-kî
- Phofsit Daibuun: chvioixkii
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ciên6 gi5 / cion6 gi5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiĕⁿ kî / tshiŏⁿ kî
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
Note: cion6 gi5 - Shantou.
Noun
象棋
- xiangqi; Chinese chess
- xiangqi piece; Chinese chess piece
- (rare or in compounds) chess games developed from chaturanga
- (colloquial) Alternative form of 將棋 / 将棋 (jiàngqí)
Synonyms
- (xiangqi; Chinese chess):
Derived terms
- 七國象棋 / 七国象棋
- 三國象棋 / 三国象棋
- 中國象棋 / 中国象棋 (Zhōngguó xiàngqí)
- 中國飛彈象棋 / 中国飞弹象棋
- 信使象棋
- 古印度象棋
- 國際象棋 / 国际象棋 (guójì xiàngqí)
- 土耳其大象棋
- 堡壘象棋 / 堡垒象棋 (bǎolěi xiàngqí)
- 寶應象棋 / 宝应象棋
- 帖木兒象棋 / 帖木儿象棋
- 日本象棋
- 朝鮮象棋 / 朝鲜象棋 (cháoxiān xiàngqí)
- 本營象棋 / 本营象棋
- 泰國象棋 / 泰国象棋
- 波斯象棋
- 泰盧固象棋 / 泰卢固象棋
- 滿洲象棋 / 满洲象棋 (mǎnzhōu xiàngqí)
- 琉球象棋
- 短兵象棋
- 緬甸象棋 / 缅甸象棋
- 蒙古大象棋
- 蒙古象棋
- 衣索比亞象棋 / 衣索比亚象棋
- 西洋象棋 (xīyáng xiàngqí)
- 西班牙大象棋
- 象棋子 (xiàngqízǐ)
- 象棋引擎
- 韓國象棋 / 韩国象棋 (hánguó xiàngqí)
- 馬來象棋 / 马来象棋
- 高棉象棋
- 高麗象棋 / 高丽象棋 (gāolì xiàngqí)
Descendants
- → English: xiangqi
- Japanese: 象棋 (shanchī)
- → Mongolian: шянчи (šjanči)
- Okinawan: 象棋 (chunjī)
- Sylheti: ꠌꠦꠋꠇꠤ (seṅki)
- → Zhuang: geizciengh (calque)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 象 | 棋 |
| しょう Grade: 5 |
き > ぎ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 象 | 棋 |
| シャン Grade: 5 |
チー Grade: S |
| irregular | |