甲骨文

Chinese

		oracle bone	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (甲骨文)		甲骨	文
simp. #(甲骨文)		甲骨	文

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎgǔwén

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ gwat¹ man⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kah-kut-bûn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gah⁴ gug⁴ bhung⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎgǔwén [Phonetic: jiágǔwén]
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎgǔwún
    • Wade–Giles: chia³-ku³-wên²
    • Yale: jyǎ-gǔ-wén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaguuwen
    • Palladius: цзягувэнь (czjaguvɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaap³ gwat¹ man⁴
    • Yale: gaap gwāt màhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ gwat⁷ man⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gab³ gued¹ men⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-kut-bûn
    • Tâi-lô: kah-kut-bûn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kahkutbuun
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ bun²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gah⁴ gug⁴ bhung⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kah kuk bûng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaʔ²⁻⁴ kuk̚²⁻⁴ buŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

甲骨文

1. (palaeography, historiography) oracle bone script

   Synonym: 甲骨文字 (jiǎgǔ wénzì)

Proper noun

甲骨文

1. (computing) Oracle Corporation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	骨	文
こう Grade: S	こつ Grade: 6	ぶん Grade: 1
kan’on

Etymology

From Chinese 甲骨文 (jiǎgǔwén).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーこつ​ぶん [kòókótsúꜜbùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːko̞t͡sɨᵝbɯ̟̃ᵝɴ]

Noun

甲(こう)骨(こつ)文(ぶん) • (kōkotsubun) 

1. Synonym of 甲骨文字 (kōkotsu moji, “oracle bone script”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
甲	骨	文

Noun

甲骨文

1. chữ Hán form of giáp cốt văn (“oracle bone script”).