雅歌

Chinese

		elegant	song
trad. (雅歌)		雅	歌
simp. #(雅歌)		雅	歌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎgē

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄜ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaa⁵ go¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngá-kô / ngâ-kô
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ngá-ko

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎgē
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄜ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎge
    • Wade–Giles: ya³-ko¹
    • Yale: yǎ-gē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeage
    • Palladius: ягэ (jagɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaa⁵ go¹
    • Yale: ngáh gō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaa⁵ go¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nga⁵ go¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaː¹³ kɔː⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngá-kô / ngâ-kô
    • Hakka Romanization System: nga` go´ / nga´ go´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: nga³ go¹ / nga¹ go¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋa³¹ ko²⁴/, /ŋa²⁴⁻¹¹ ko²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngá-ko
    • Tâi-lô: ngá-ko
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ngafkoy
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ŋã⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ko³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ŋã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ko⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ŋã⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kɤ⁴⁴/

Noun

雅歌

1. elegant song

Antonyms

• 俗歌

Proper noun

雅歌

1. Song of Songs; Song of Solomon

Synonyms

Terms for Song of Songs in different branches of Christianity

Branch	Names	Abbreviations edit
Protestant	雅歌	歌
Roman Catholic	雅歌	歌
Eastern Orthodox	歌中之歌

• (rare) 雅集 (yǎjí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
雅	歌
が Grade: S	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 雅歌 (ngæ^X + ka, literally “elegant + song”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) が​か [gáꜜkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɡa̠ka̠]

Noun

雅(が)歌(か) • (gaka) 

1. elegant song

Antonyms

• 俗歌(ぞっか) (zokka)

Proper noun

雅(が)歌(か) • (Gaka) 

1. Song of Songs

Korean

Hanja in this term
雅	歌

Noun

雅歌 • (aga) (hangeul 아가)

1. Hanja form^? of 아가 (“elegant song”).

Proper noun

雅歌 • (Aga) (hangeul 아가)

1. Hanja form^? of 아가 (“Song of Songs”).