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Chinese
| electric; electricity; electrical | pillar | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (電柱) | 電 | 柱 | |
| simp. (电柱) | 电 | 柱 | |
Pronunciation
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-thiǎu
- Tâi-lô: tiān-thiǎu
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛn⁴¹⁻²² tʰiau²²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiān-thiāu
- Tâi-lô: tiān-thiāu
- Phofsit Daibuun: diexntiau
- IPA (Xiamen): /tiɛn²²⁻²¹ tʰiau²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
Noun
電柱
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 電 | 柱 |
| でん Grade: 2 |
ちゅう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
電 (den, “electric”) + 柱 (chū, “pole”)
Pronunciation
Noun
- utility pole, telephone pole, telegraph pole, lightpole
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN