天津
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Chinese
| day; sky; heaven | Tianjin; ferry | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (天津) |
天 | 津 | |
| Literally: “sky ford”. | |||
Etymology
- Tianjin
- Disputed. The most common interpretation is that it was bestowed by the Yongle Emperor of the Ming, who crossed Tianjin's Gu River on his way south to overthrow his nephew the Jianwen Emperor, thereby calling it 天子津渡 (“The Emperor's Ford”).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): tin1 zeon1
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Tiĕng-cĭng
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): teng1 zing1
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1thi-cin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Tiānjīn
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄐㄧㄣ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Tianjin
- Wade–Giles: Tʻien1-chin1
- Yale: Tyān-jīn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Tianjin
- Palladius: Тяньцзинь (Tjanʹczinʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: tin1 zeon1
- Yale: tīn jēun
- Cantonese Pinyin: tin1 dzoen1
- Guangdong Romanization: tin1 zên1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰiːn⁵⁵ t͡sɵn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Thiên-chîn
- Hakka Romanization System: tienˊ jinˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: tian1 jin1
- Sinological IPA: /tʰi̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sin²⁴/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: tienˋ zinˋ
- Sinological IPA: /tʰien⁵³ t͡sin⁵³/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Tiĕng-cĭng
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰieŋ⁵⁵ (t͡s-)ʒiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Fuzhou)
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: teng1 zing1
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: Teng-cing
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ (t͡s-)niŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: teng1 zing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ (t͡s-)niŋ⁵⁴⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-chin
- Tâi-lô: Thian-tsin
- Phofsit Daibuun: tiencyn
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sin⁴⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sin⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Thian-tin
- Tâi-lô: Thian-tin
- Phofsit Daibuun: tiendyn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰiɛn³³ tin³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: tiêng1 zing1 / tiang1 zing1
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thieng tsing / thiang tsing
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰieŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siŋ³³/, /tʰiaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡siŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Note:
- tiêng1 zing1 - Chaozhou;
- tiang1 zing1 - Shantou.
- Middle Chinese: then tsin
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*l̥ˤi|l̥ˤi i/
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰl'iːn ʔslin/
Proper noun
天津
- (～市) Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
- the Milky Way
- short for 天津橋／天津桥
- (Chinese astronomy) Celestial Ford (Galaxy's ferry, a bridge across the Milky Way; an asterism within the Girl constellation)
- (～社區) Tianjin (a community in Yiyuan, Jiang'an district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 津 |
| てん Grade: 1 |
しん Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Proper noun
- Tianjin (a direct-administered municipality and major city in northern China)
Derived terms
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 津 |
Proper noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 天 | 津 |
Proper noun
天津