山羊
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Chinese
| mountain; hill | caprid | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (山羊) |
山 | 羊 | |
Etymology
Compound of 山 (shān, “mountain”) + 羊 (yáng, “caprid: goat, antelope, sheep”).
The sense "buck; vaulting horse" is a calque of Russian козел (kozel).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): saan1 joeng4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): san1 yiang3
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sân-yòng
- Northern Min (KCR): suíng-iông
- Eastern Min (BUC): săng-iòng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1se-yan
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄢ ㄧㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shanyáng
- Wade–Giles: shan1-yang2
- Yale: shān-yáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanyang
- Palladius: шаньян (šanʹjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂän⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/
- Homophones:
山羊
山陽／山阳
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: saan1 joeng4
- Yale: sāan yèuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: saan1 joeng4
- Guangdong Romanization: san1 yêng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ²¹/
- Homophones:
山羊
山陽／山阳
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: san1 yiang3
- Sinological IPA (key): /san³³ jiaŋ²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sân-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: sanˊ iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: san1 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /san²⁴ i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sân-yòng
- Hakka Romanization System: sanˊ (r)iongˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: san1 yong2
- Sinological IPA: /san²⁴ (j)i̯oŋ¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: suíng-iông
- Sinological IPA (key): /suiŋ⁵⁴ iɔŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: săng-iòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /saŋ⁵⁵ (Ø-)ŋyoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Noun
山羊
- goat (animal) (Classifier: 隻／只)
- (Mainland China) buck; vaulting horse
Synonyms
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 羊 |
| やぎ | |
| Grade: 1 | Grade: 3 |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 野羊 |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 山羊 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 山羊, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 羊 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 산양 (“long-tailed goral”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 山 | 羊 |
Noun
山羊