八代

Chinese

		eight	substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period
trad. (八代)		八	代
simp. #(八代)		八	代

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 八代 (Yatsushiro).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Bādài

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄉㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Bādài
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄉㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Badài
    • Wade–Giles: Pa¹-tai⁴
    • Yale: Bā-dài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Baday
    • Palladius: Бадай (Badaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

八代

1. (～市) Yatsushiro (a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
八	代
や Grade: 1	しろ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Proper noun

八(や)代(しろ) • (Yashiro) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
八	代
やつ Grade: 1	しろ Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Proper noun

八(やつ)代(しろ) • (Yatsushiro) 

1. Yatsushiro (a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan)