懸崖

See also: 悬崖

Chinese edit

		hang; suspend	precipice
trad. (懸崖)		懸	崖
simp. (悬崖)		悬	崖

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuányá, xuányái

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ, ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ ngaai⁴
Jin (Wiktionary): xye¹ ia¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-gâi / soân-gâi
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁶yoe-ya

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuányá
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄚˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuányá
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan²-ya²
  - Yale: sywán-yá
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanya
  - Palladius: сюанья (sjuanʹja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuányái
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuányái
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan²-yai²
  - Yale: sywán-yái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanyai
  - Palladius: сюаньяй (sjuanʹjaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ jaɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ ngaai⁴
  - Yale: yùhn ngàaih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ ngaai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ ngai⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ ŋaːi̯²¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: xye¹ ia¹
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕye¹¹ ia¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-gâi
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-gâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hien'gaai
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² ɡai¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soân-gâi
  - Tâi-lô: suân-gâi
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soan'gaai
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suan²⁴⁻²² ɡai²⁴/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁶yoe-ya
  - MiniDict: yoe^去 ya
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhyoe-hhia
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦyø²² ɦia⁴⁴/

Noun edit

懸崖

(literally, figuratively) cliff; precipice
在懸崖邊行走是危險的。 [MSC, trad.]
在悬崖边行走是危险的。 [MSC, simp.]
Zài xuányá biān xíngzǒu shì wēixiǎn de. [Pinyin]
It is dangerous to walk near the edge of a cliff.

Synonyms edit

崁下 (Hakka)
峭壁 (qiàobì)
崩崗／崩岗 (Hakka)
絕壁／绝壁 (juébì)
陡崖 (dǒuyá)

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
懸	崖
けん Grade: S	がい Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) けんがい [kèńgáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [kẽ̞ŋɡa̠i]

Noun edit

懸(けん)崖(がい) • (kengai)

cliff

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean edit

Hanja in this term
懸	崖

Noun edit

懸崖 • (hyeonae) (hangeul 현애)

Hanja form^? of 현애 (“cliff”).

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

[NHK-2] 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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