象牙
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Chinese
shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths) |
tooth; ivory | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (象牙) | 象 | 牙 | |
| simp. #(象牙) | 象 | 牙 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng6 ngaa4
- Gan (Wiktionary): xiong5 nga4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): siong-ngà
- Eastern Min (BUC): chiông-ngà
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): chhiūⁿ-gê / chhiǔⁿ-gê / chhiōⁿ-gêe / chhiāuⁿ-gêe
- (Teochew, Peng'im): cion6 ghê5
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6zhian-nga
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siàngyá
- Wade–Giles: hsiang4-ya2
- Yale: syàng-yá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqya
- Palladius: сянъя (sjanʺja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ jä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zoeng6 ngaa4
- Yale: jeuhng ngàh
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng6 ngaa4
- Guangdong Romanization: zêng6 nga4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sœːŋ²² ŋaː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: xiong5 nga4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiɔŋ¹¹ ŋa³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siong-ngà
- Hakka Romanization System: xiong ngaˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: xiong4 nga2
- Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ⁵⁵ ŋa¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: chiông-ngà
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰuoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ŋa⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-gê
- Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-gê
- Phofsit Daibuun: chviuxgee
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ ɡe²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ ɡe²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ɡe²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-gê
- Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-gê
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²² ɡe²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-gêe
- Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-gêe
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ ɡɛ¹³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiāuⁿ-gêe
- Tâi-lô: tshiāunn-gêe
- IPA (Penang): /t͡sʰiãu²¹ ɡɛ²³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cion6 ghê5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiŏⁿ gê
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ ɡe⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
- Wu
Noun
象牙
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 象 | 牙 |
| ぞう Grade: 5 |
げ Grade: S |
| goon | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 象牙 (MC zjangX ngae, literally “elephant tusk”)
Pronunciation
Noun
See also
- 象牙海岸 (Zōge Kaigan)
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 象 | 牙 |