番劇

Chinese

		(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (番劇)		番	劇
simp. (番剧)		番	剧

Etymology

From 番 (fān, “anime series”) + 劇／剧 (jù, “TV series”) (short for 連續劇／连续剧 (liánxùjù, “TV series”)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fānjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan¹ kek⁶
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹fe-jiq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fānjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fanjyù
    • Wade–Giles: fan¹-chü⁴
    • Yale: fān-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanjiuh
    • Palladius: фаньцзюй (fanʹczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan¹ kek⁶
    • Yale: fāan kehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan¹ kek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan¹ kég⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹fe-jiq
    • MiniDict: fe^平 jih
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹fe-jjiq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /fe⁵⁵ d͡ʑiɪʔ²¹/

Noun

番劇

1. (ACG, neologism) anime series

Derived terms

• 泡麵番／泡面番 (pàomiànfān)