近畿
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近畿
Chinese
| near; close (to); approximately | territory around the capital | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (近畿) | 近 | 畿 | |
| simp. #(近畿) | 近 | 畿 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jìnji
- Wade–Giles: chin4-chi1
- Yale: jìn-jī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinnji
- Palladius: цзиньцзи (czinʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕin⁵¹ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
近畿
進擊／进击
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gan6 gei1
- Yale: gahn gēi
- Cantonese Pinyin: gan6 gei1
- Guangdong Romanization: gen6 géi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐn²² kei̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
近畿
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 近 | 畿 |
| きん Grade: 2 |
き Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Usage notes
Because of homophony with the English kinky, some avoid the use of Kinki when they translate a proper noun.[2]
Synonyms
Related terms
- 京阪 (Keihan): Kyoto and Osaka
- 京阪神 (Keihanshin): Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe
- 京阪奈 (Keihanna): Kyoto, Osaka, and Nara
References
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Japan's Kinki University changes its name due to awkward English meaning, The Guardian, 2014