仙臺

Chinese

		immortal	(measure word); platform; stage (measure word); platform; stage; terrace; stand; support; desk; station; broadcasting station
trad. (仙臺/仙台)		仙	臺/台
simp. (仙台)		仙	台

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 仙台(せんだい) (Sendai).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiāntái

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄞˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sin¹ toi⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiāntái
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢ ㄊㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siantái
    • Wade–Giles: Hsien¹-tʻai²
    • Yale: Syān-tái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiantair
    • Palladius: Сяньтай (Sjanʹtaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tʰaɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sin¹ toi⁴
    • Yale: sīn tòih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sin¹ toi⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xin¹ toi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːn⁵⁵ tʰɔːi̯²¹/

Proper noun

仙臺

1. (～市) Sendai (the capital city of Miyagi Prefecture, Japan)

Derived terms

• 仙臺病毒／仙台病毒 (Xiāntái bìngdú)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
仙	臺
せん Grade: S	だい Hyōgai
on'yomi

Proper noun

仙(せん)臺(だい) • (Sendai) 

1. Kyūjitai form of 仙台: Sendai