閩縣
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Chinese
| Fujian Province (abbrev.); Min | a district; county | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (閩縣) | 閩 | 縣 | |
| simp. (闽县) | 闽 | 县 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Eastern Min (BUC): Mìng-gâing
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Bân-koāiⁿ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mǐnsiàn
- Wade–Giles: min3-hsien4
- Yale: mǐn-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: miinshiann
- Palladius: миньсянь (minʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: mínsiàn
- Wade–Giles: min2-hsien4
- Yale: mín-syàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: minshiann
- Palladius: миньсянь (minʹsjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /min³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Mìng-gâing
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ⁵³⁻²¹ (k-)ŋaiŋ²⁴²/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
閩縣
- (historical) Min (a historical county of Fujian, China)
Usage notes
It was merged with Houguan (侯官) County to form Minhou (閩侯／闽侯) County in 1912.
References
- Douglas, Carstairs (1873) “bân”, in Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy, [With 1923 Supplement after the Appendix by Thomas Barclay, Shanghai: Commercial Press, Ltd.] edition (overall work in Hokkien and English), London: Trübner & Co., page 11; New Edition (With Chinese Character Glosses) edition, London: Presbyterian Church of England, 1899, page 11