凡爾丁
Chinese
editphonetic | ||||
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trad. (凡爾丁) | 凡 | 爾 | 丁 | |
simp. (凡尔丁) | 凡 | 尔 | 丁 |
Etymology
editA loanword with an obscure source; various Chinese references describe the source word as English valetin, valitin, valitine (a type of fabric), but those supposedly English terms appear to be attested only in Chinese contexts.
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄈㄢˊ ㄦˇ ㄉㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: fán-ěrding
- Wade–Giles: fan2-êrh3-ting1
- Yale: fán-ěr-dīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: farneelding
- Palladius: фаньэрдин (fanʹerdin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /fän³⁵ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ tiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: faan4 ji5 ding1
- Yale: fàahn yíh dīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: faan4 ji5 ding1
- Guangdong Romanization: fan4 yi5 ding1
- Sinological IPA (key): /faːn²¹ jiː¹³ tɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit凡爾丁
- (chiefly dated) A plain monochrome wool fabric, thin but stiff and smooth in texture, usually woven with thread warps and yarn wefts and suitable for making summer clothes.
Synonyms
edit- 凡立丁 (fánlìdīng)