三角洲

Chinese

		triangle; trigonometry	continent; island
trad. (三角洲)		三角	洲
simp. #(三角洲)		三角	洲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjiǎozhōu

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄡ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gok³ zau¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): saⁿ-kak-chiu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjiǎozhōu
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄓㄡ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjiǎojhou
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chiao³-chou¹
    • Yale: sān-jyǎu-jōu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjeaujou
    • Palladius: саньцзяочжоу (sanʹczjaočžou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gok³ zau¹
    • Yale: sāam gok jāu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gok⁸ dzau¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ gog³ zeo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-kak-chiu
    • Tâi-lô: sann-kak-tsiu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sva'kakciw
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sã³³ kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡siu³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sã⁴⁴⁻²² kak̚³²⁻⁵ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kak̚³²⁻⁴ t͡siu⁴⁴/

Noun

三角洲

1. delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

Derived terms

• 尼羅河三角洲／尼罗河三角洲
• 湄公河三角洲 (Méigōnghé Sānjiǎozhōu)
• 珠江三角洲 (Zhūjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu)
• 粵江三角洲／粤江三角洲
• 長江三角洲／长江三角洲 (Chángjiāng Sānjiǎozhōu)
• 黃河三角洲／黄河三角洲 (Huánghé Sānjiǎozhōu)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	角	洲
さん Grade: 1	かく Grade: 2	す Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 三角洲 – see the following entry.

【三角州さんかくす】 [noun] delta (landform at the mouth of a river)

(This term, 三角洲, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)