閻浮

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (閻浮)
simp. (阎浮)

Etymology

From Sanskrit जम्बु (jambū, rose apple, jambul (Syzygium spp.)).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (36) (3)
Final () (153) (136)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter yem bjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jiᴇm/ /bɨu/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɛm/ /biu/
Shao
Rongfen
/jæm/ /biəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jiam/ /buw/
Li
Rong
/iɛm/ /biu/
Wang
Li
/jĭɛm/ /bĭəu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯ɛm/ /bʱi̯ə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yán fóu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jim4 fau4
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Noun

閻浮

  1. Java plum (Syzygium cumini)

Proper noun

閻浮

  1. short for 閻浮提阎浮提 (yánfútí)