利維坦

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (利維坦)		利	維	坦
simp. (利维坦)		利	维	坦

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): lìwéitǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: lìwéitǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄊㄢˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: lìwéitǎn
  - Wade–Giles: li⁴-wei²-tʻan³
  - Yale: lì-wéi-tǎn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihweitaan
  - Palladius: ливэйтань (livɛjtanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /li⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ tʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

利維坦

(biblical) leviathan (a vast sea monster of tremendous strength)
(political science) domineering and authoritarian political state

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