旗艦

See also: 旗舰

Chinese

		banner; flag	warship
trad. (旗艦)		旗	艦
simp. (旗舰)		旗	舰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qíjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ laam⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qíjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cíjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-chien⁴
    • Yale: chí-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyijiann
    • Palladius: цицзянь (ciczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kei⁴ laam⁶
    • Yale: kèih laahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ laam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ lam⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ laːm²²/

Noun

旗艦

1. flagship (ship carrying the commanding admiral)

Adjective

旗艦

1. (figurative, attributive) flagship; chief; showcase

Derived terms

• 旗艦店／旗舰店 (qíjiàndiàn)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
旗	艦
き Grade: 4	かん Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Possibly coined in Japan as a compound of Middle Chinese-derived elements 旗 (ki, “flag”) +‎ 艦 (kan, “warship, navy ship”), from the way that a fleet commander's signal flags would be flown from the mast of the flagship.

Alternately, possibly from Middle Chinese compound 旗艦 (*ghiə *ɣam). Compare modern Chinese traditional 旗艦／旗舰 (qíjiàn) and simplified 旗舰 (qíjiàn).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きかん [kìkáń] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) きか​ん [kìkáꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])
• (Tokyo) き​かん [kíꜜkàǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲi̥kã̠ɴ]

Noun

旗(き)艦(かん) • (kikan) 

1. flagship

Korean

Hanja in this term
旗	艦

Noun

旗艦 • (giham) (hangeul 기함)

1. Hanja form^? of 기함 (“flagship”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
旗	艦

Noun

旗艦

1. chữ Hán form of kì hạm (“flagship”).