函館
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See also: 函馆
Chinese
| envelope; case; letter | house; establishment | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (函館) | 函 | 館 | |
| simp. (函馆) | 函 | 馆 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 函館 (Hakodate).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Hánguǎn
- Wade–Giles: Han2-kuan3
- Yale: Hán-gwǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Harngoan
- Palladius: Ханьгуань (Xanʹguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän³⁵ ku̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haam4 gun2
- Yale: hàahm gún
- Cantonese Pinyin: haam4 gun2
- Guangdong Romanization: ham4 gun2
- Sinological IPA (key): /haːm²¹ kuːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hâm-koán
- Tâi-lô: Hâm-kuán
- Phofsit Daibuun: hamkoarn
- IPA (Xiamen): /ham²⁴⁻²² kuan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
函館
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 函 | 館 |
| はこ Jinmeiyō |
たて > だて Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Ainu ハㇰ チャシ (hak casi), meaning "shallow fort".
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Descendants
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