演歌
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Chinese
to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act |
song | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (演歌) |
演 | 歌 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 演歌 (enka).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnge
- Wade–Giles: yen3-ko1
- Yale: yǎn-gē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeange
- Palladius: яньгэ (janʹgɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jin2 go1
- Yale: yín gō
- Cantonese Pinyin: jin2 go1
- Guangdong Romanization: yin2 go1
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːn³⁵ kɔː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-koa
- Tâi-lô: ián-kua
- Phofsit Daibuun: iefnkoaf
- IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kua⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kua⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iàn-gah
- Tâi-lô: iàn-gah
- Phofsit Daibuun: iern'gaq
- IPA (Taipei): /iɛn¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡaʔ³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡaʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Note: iàn-gah - from Japanese.
Noun
演歌
- enka (Classifier: 首 m c; 條／条 mn)
- 2008, 曾俊鴻 (lyrics and music), “單身的演歌”performed by 詹雅雯:
- 感情列車袜到站孤人行 ラジオ在放送一條失戀的演歌 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
- kám-chêng lia̍t-chhia bōe kàu-chām ko͘-lâng kiâⁿ, la-lí-o͘h teh hòng-sàng chi̍t tiâu sit-loân ê iàn-gah [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- The train of affection hasn't arrived at the station yet; I walk alone. The radio is playing a breakup enka.
感情列车袜到站孤人行 ラジオ在放送一条失恋的演歌 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 演 | 歌 |
| えん Grade: 5 |
か Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
- Enka, a genre of melodramatic Japanese music.