廈門
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 | ||
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trad. (廈門/厦門) | 廈/厦 | 門 | |
simp. (厦门) | 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
Synonyms
Descendants
Others:
Japanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɕia̠mẽ̞ɴ]
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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廈 | 門 |
あ Hyōgaiji |
もい Grade: 2 |
irregular |
Alternative spelling |
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厦門 |
Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門/厦门 (Ēe-mûi).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [a̠mo̞i]
References
- Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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