杏壇
Chinese
editapricot | altar | ||
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trad. (杏壇) | 杏 | 壇 | |
simp. (杏坛) | 杏 | 坛 | |
Literally: “apricot altar”. |
Etymology
editConfucius taught his students at "杏壇/杏坛 (xìngtán)".
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sìngtán
- Wade–Giles: hsing4-tʻan2
- Yale: syìng-tán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqtarn
- Palladius: синтань (sintanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹ tʰän³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hang6 taan4
- Yale: hahng tàahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: hang6 taan4
- Guangdong Romanization: heng6 tan4
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɐŋ²² tʰaːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Noun
edit杏壇
See also
edit- 杏林 (xìnglín)