雅典
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Chinese
| elegant | canon; dictionary | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (雅典) | 雅 | 典 | |
| simp. #(雅典) | 雅 | 典 | |
| anagram | 典雅 | ||
Etymology
Borrowed from a European language; compare English Athens, German Athen, etc. Attested as early as 1838, in 古今萬國綱鑑 by German missionary Karl Gützlaff.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa5 din2
- Hakka
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ngá-tián / Ngée-tián
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 5ia-ti
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄉㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yǎdiǎn
- Wade–Giles: Ya3-tien3
- Yale: Yǎ-dyǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yeadean
- Palladius: Ядянь (Jadjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngaa5 din2
- Yale: ngáh dín
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa5 din2
- Guangdong Romanization: nga5 din2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋaː¹³ tiːn³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ngâ-tién
- Hakka Romanization System: ngaˊ dienˋ
- Hagfa Pinyim: nga1 dian3
- Sinological IPA: /ŋa²⁴ ti̯en³¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- Wu
Proper noun
雅典
- Athens (a city, the capital city of Greece)