南洋
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Chinese
| south | ocean; foreign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (南洋) |
南 | 洋 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): naam4 joeng4-2 / naam4 joeng4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): nam3 yiang3*
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): Nâng-iô̤ng
- Eastern Min (BUC): Nàng-*iòng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): nang2 ieo2 / nang2 iunn2
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6noe-yan
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Nányáng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Nányáng
- Wade–Giles: Nan2-yang2
- Yale: Nán-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nanyang
- Palladius: Наньян (Nanʹjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: naam4 joeng4-2 / naam4 joeng4
- Yale: nàahm yéung / nàahm yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: naam4 joeng4-2 / naam4 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: nam4 yêng4-2 / nam4 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /naːm²¹ jœːŋ²¹⁻³⁵/, /naːm²¹ jœːŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
南洋
南陽 / 南阳
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: nam3 yiang3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /ⁿdam²² jiaŋ²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nàm-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: namˇ iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nam2 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Nàm-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: namˇ (r)iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nam2 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /nam¹¹ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: nam rhong
- Sinological IPA: /nam⁵⁵ ʒoŋ⁵⁵/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Nâng-iô̤ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /naŋ³³ iɔŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Nàng-*iòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /nˡaŋ⁵³⁻³³ yoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: nang2 ieo2
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Náng-á̤uⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /naŋ¹³⁻¹¹ (Ø-)ŋieu¹³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: nang2 iunn2
- Sinological IPA (key): /naŋ²⁴⁻²¹ (Ø-)ŋiu²⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
Note:
- lam5 iên5 - Chaozhou;
- nam5 ion5 - Jieyang.
Proper noun
南洋
- (dated) Malay Archipelago; (in general) Southeast Asia, Nanyang
- 下南洋 ― xià Nányáng ― to migrate to Southeast Asia (during late Qing and the Republic of China era)
- (historical, Qing to early ROC) southern “coastal” region of China, inclusive of Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, and Guangdong
- (historical) irrigation plain south of the Mulan River in Fujian
Synonyms
- (Southeast Asia):
Dialectal synonyms of 東南亞 (“Southeast Asia; Nanyang”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 東南亞 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 東南亞, 南洋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 南洋 |
| Hong Kong | 東南亞, 南洋 | |
| Taishan | 南洋 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 番片 |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 南洋 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 南洋 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 南洋 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 南洋 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 南洋 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 南洋 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 南洋 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 番爿, 番邦 |
| Quanzhou | 番爿, 番邦 | |
| Zhangzhou | 番爿, 番邦 | |
| Jieyang | 番爿 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 南洋, 番厄 |
| Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 番, 南洋 | |
| Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 南洋 | |
| Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 南洋, 番厄 | |
| Xianyou | 南洋, 番平 | |
| Xianyou (Fengting) | 南洋, 番平 | |
| Xianyou (Youyang) | 南洋, 番平 | |
Coordinate terms
- 北洋 (Běiyáng)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Nanyang
See also
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 洋 |
| なん Grade: 2 |
よう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
南洋 • (Nan'yō) ←なんやう (Nan'yau)?
- (especially pre-WWII) South Seas; Southeast Asia
Derived terms
See also
- 南進論 (nanshinron)
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “南洋
”, in 日本国語大辞典 (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 南 | 洋 |