北極圈

See also: 北极圈

Chinese

		the North Pole	circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
trad. (北極圈)		北極	圈
simp. (北极圈)		北极	圈

Etymology

From 北極／北极 (Běijí, “the North Pole”) + 圈 (juàn, “circle”). Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běijíquān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gik⁶ hyun¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak-ke̍k-khoân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běijíquān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běijícyuan
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-chi²-chʻüan¹
    • Yale: Běi-jí-chywān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeijyichiuan
    • Palladius: Бэйцзицюань (Bɛjczicjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bak¹ gik⁶ hyun¹
    • Yale: bāk gihk hyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gik⁹ hyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ gig⁶ hün¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² hyːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-ke̍k-khoân
    • Tâi-lô: Pak-ki̍k-khuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pakkegqoaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰuan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰuan²⁴/

Proper noun

北極圈

1. the Arctic Circle

See also

• 南極圈／南极圈 (Nánjíquān)