南極
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See also: 南极
Chinese
| south | utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (南極) | 南 | 極 | |
| simp. (南极) | 南 | 极 | |
Etymology
First attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu .
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): naam4 gik6
- Hakka
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄐㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nánjí
- Wade–Giles: Nan2-chi2
- Yale: Nán-jí
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nanjyi
- Palladius: Наньцзи (Nanʹczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: naam4 gik6
- Yale: nàahm gihk
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 gik9
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 gig6
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ kɪk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nàm-khi̍t
- Hakka Romanization System: namˇ kid
- Hagfa Pinyim: nam2 kid6
- Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ kʰit̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: nam kidˋ
- Sinological IPA: /nam⁵⁵ kʰit²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
Proper noun
南極
- the South Pole
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 極 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
きょく Grade: 4 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- Short for 南極圏. south polar region
Proper noun
Synonyms
- (south polar region): 南極大陸 (nankyoku-tairiku): Antarctica
- (south pole): 南極点 (nankyokuten): South Pole
Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “north polar region”): 北極 (hokkyoku)
- (antonym(s) of “north pole”): 北極点 (hokkyokuten): North Pole
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
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 極 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 남극 (“south pole”)
Proper noun
- hanja form? of 남극 (“South Pole; Antarctica”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 極 |
Noun
南極
- chữ Hán form of nam cực (“south pole”).
Proper noun
南極
- chữ Hán form of Nam cực (“the South Pole”).