象牙海岸

Chinese

		elephant tusk; ivory	coast; seashore
simp. and trad. (象牙海岸)		象牙	海岸

Etymology

Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire. Doublet of 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianqya Haeann
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siàngyá Hǎi'àn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹ jä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ˀän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
    • Yale: jeuhng ngàh hói ngohn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ nga⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃœ̽ːŋ²² ŋäː²¹ hɔːy̯³⁵ ŋɔːn²²/

Proper noun

象牙海岸

2. (dated, still used in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore) Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

   Synonym: 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ) (Mainland China)

Derived terms

• 象牙海岸共和國／象牙海岸共和国 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn Gònghéguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (象牙海岸):

• → Japanese: 象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん) (zōge kaigan)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
象	牙	海	岸
ぞう Grade: 5	げ Grade: S	かい Grade: 2	がん Grade: 3
goon		on’yomi

Etymology

From Chinese 象牙海岸, equivalent to 象牙 (zōge, “elephant tusk, ivory”) +‎ 海岸 (kaigan, “coast”), calque of French Côte d'Ivoire

Proper noun

象牙海岸(ぞうげかいがん) • (Zōge Kaigan) 

1. (obsolete) Synonym of コートジボワール (Kōto Jibowāru, “Côte d'Ivoire”);
2. Ivory Coast (a country in West Africa)

See also

• 象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Zōge Kaigan Kyōwakoku)