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Chinese
Etymology
- "Nanyue"
- The qualifier "South" distinguished this kingdom from other "Yue" ("Việt") tribes including the state of Yue and the realm of the Minyue (閩越／闽越 (Mǐnyuè)).
Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
南
|
越
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
1/1
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
nán
|
yuè
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ nom ›
|
‹ hjwot ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*nˁm/
|
/*ʷat/
|
| English
|
south
|
pass over
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
南
|
越
|
| Reading #
|
1/1
|
2/2
|
| No.
|
9355
|
16333
|
Phonetic
component
|
南
|
戉
|
Rime
group
|
侵
|
月
|
Rime
subdivision
|
2
|
1
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
南
|
越
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*nuːm/
|
/*ɢʷad/
|
Proper noun
南越
- (～國) (historical) Nanyue (the Zhao Dynasty's successor state to the Qin Empire in modern-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam)
- area around modern Guangdong and Guangxi
- (historical) South Vietnam (a former country in Southeast Asia that governed southern Vietnam from 1955 to 1975)
- southern Vietnam
Synonyms
- (South Vietnam): (full name) 越南共和國／越南共和国 (Yuènán Gònghéguó)
Japanese
Pronunciation
Proper noun
南越 • (Nan'etsu)
- Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)
Korean
Proper noun
南越 • (Namwol) (hangeul 남월)
- hanja form? of 남월 (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”)
Vietnamese
Proper noun
南越
- chữ Hán form of Nam Việt (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”)
