廈門

See also: 下門 and 厦门

Chinese

tall building
 
opening; door; gate
opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (廈門/厦門) /
simp. (厦门)
alternative forms 下門下门 archaic

Etymology

A homophone of the original name 下門下门 (Xiàmén) that came into official use for its more elegant sense.

Pronunciation


Proper noun

廈門

  1. (historical) Xiamen (a fortification which formerly protected Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)
  2. () Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, China)
  3. () Xiamen Island, Amoy Island (an island in Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廈門):
  • Korean: 하문(廈門) (Hamun)
  • Vietnamese: Hạ Môn (廈門)

Others:

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
しあ
Hyōgaiji
めん
Grade: 2
irregular
Alternative spelling
厦門

Borrowed from Mandarin 廈門厦门 (Xiàmén).

Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ɕia̠mẽ̞ɴ]

    Proper noun

    廈門(シアメン) • (Shiamen) 

    1. Xiamen, Amoy (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)

    Etymology 2

    Kanji in this term

    Hyōgaiji
    もい
    Grade: 2
    irregular
    Alternative spelling
    厦門

    Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門厦门 (Ēe-mûi).[1]

    Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [a̠mo̞i]

      Proper noun

      廈門(アモイ) • (Amoi) 

      1. Amoy, Xiamen (a subprovincial city in Fujian, in southeastern China)

      References

      1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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