蟬冠

See also: 蝉冠

Chinese

		cicada	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
trad. (蟬冠)		蟬	冠
simp. (蝉冠)		蝉	冠

Jongmyo Jeryeak performers from South Korea, wearing seon-gwan (선관 / 蟬冠)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chánguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sim⁴ gun¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chánguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˊ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chánguan
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan²-kuan¹
    • Yale: chán-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: charnguan
    • Palladius: чаньгуань (čanʹguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän³⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sim⁴ gun¹
    • Yale: sìhm gūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sim⁴ gun¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: xim⁴ gun¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːm²¹ kuːn⁵⁵/

Noun

蟬冠

1. (historical) A kind of hat worn by distinguished noblemen in ancient China.

Synonyms

• (more official) 梁冠 (liángguān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (蟬冠):

• → Japanese: 蝉冠(せんかん) (senkan)
• → Korean: 선관(蟬冠) (seon'gwan)