廈門
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Chinese
| tall building | opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division | ||
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| trad. (廈門/厦門) | 廈/厦 | 門 | |
| simp. (厦门) | 厦 | 门 | |
| alternative forms | 下門／下门 archaic | ||
Etymology
A homophone of the original name 下門／下门 (Xiàmén) that came into official use for its more elegant sense.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa6 mun4
- (Taishan, Wiktionary): ha5 mon3
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'ha5 miin4
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): Hā-mo̤̿ng
- Eastern Min (BUC): Â-muòng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6gho-men
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siàmén
- Wade–Giles: Hsia4-mên2
- Yale: Syà-mén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiahmen
- Palladius: Сямэнь (Sjamɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ mən³⁵/
- Homophones:
下門／下门
廈門／厦门
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: haa6 mun4
- Yale: hah mùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa6 mun4
- Guangdong Romanization: ha6 mun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /haː²² muːn²¹/
- Homophones:
下門／下门
廈門／厦门
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ha5 mon3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ha³² ᵐbᵘɔn²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: 'ha5 miin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˈha¹¹ mɨn³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ha-mùn
- Hakka Romanization System: ha munˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ha4 mun2
- Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Hā-mo̤̿ng
- Sinological IPA (key): /xa⁵⁵ mɔŋ³³/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Â-muòng
- Sinological IPA (key): /a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
廈門
- (historical) Xiamen (a fortification which formerly protected Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)
- (～市) Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, China)
- (～島) Xiamen Island, Amoy Island (an island in Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)
Synonyms
- (island): 嘉禾 (jiāhé) (historical), 鷺島／鹭岛 (Lùdǎo)
- (city): 下門／下门 (Xiàmén) (historical); 思明 (Sīmíng) (historical)
- (its hinterland): 同安 (Tóng'ān) (historical); 思明 (Sīmíng) (historical)
Descendants
Others:
- → Arabic: شْيَامِن (šyāmin)
- → Dutch: Xiamen, Emoi
- → English: Amoy, Hsia-men, Hsiamen, Xiamen
- → French: Amoy, Xiamen
- → Georgian: სიამენი (siameni)
- → Japanese: 廈門 (Shiamen)
- → Korean: 샤먼 (Syameon)
- → Portuguese: Amoy, Xiamen
- → Japanese: 廈門 (Amoi)
- → Spanish: Emuy
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 廈 | 門 |
| シアメン | |
| Hyōgai | Grade: 2 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 厦門 |
Borrowed from Mandarin 廈門／厦门 (Xiàmén).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Xiamen, Amoy (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 廈 | 門 |
| アモイ | |
| Hyōgai | Grade: 2 |
| irregular | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 厦門 |
Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門／厦门 (Ēe-mûi).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
- Amoy, Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)
