三疊紀
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Chinese
| three | layer | period | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (三疊紀) | 三 | 疊 | 紀 | |
| simp. (三叠纪) | 三 | 叠 | 纪 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三疊紀 (Sanjōki), a calque from German Trias (“Triassic”, literally “triad”), from New Latin trias (“triad”), from Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Sāndié Jì
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sandié Jì
- Wade–Giles: San1-tieh2 Chi4
- Yale: Sān-dyé Jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sandye Jih
- Palladius: Саньде Цзи (Sanʹde Czi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 dip6 gei2
- Yale: sāam dihp géi
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 dip9 gei2
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 dib6 géi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ tiːp̚² kei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
三疊紀
- (geology) the Triassic period (part of the Mesozoic era, spanning from 252.17 to 201.3 million years ago)
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 三 | 疊 | 紀 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
じょう Jinmeiyō |
き Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | ||
| For pronunciation and definitions of 三疊紀 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 三疊紀, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) |