武漢

See also: 武汉

Chinese

		Wuchang	Hankou
trad. (武漢)		武	漢
simp. (武汉)		武	汉
anagram		漢武／汉武

Etymology

From 武昌 (Wǔchāng) +‎ 漢口／汉口 (Hànkǒu), two of the three towns that were merged to form Wuhan.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): Wǔhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Wu³ han⁴

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ hon³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Vú-hon

  (Meixian, Guangdong): vu³ hon⁴

• Eastern Min (BUC): Ū-háng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Bú-hàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhu² hang³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vu-hoe; ⁶wu-hoe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Wǔhàn
    • Wade–Giles: Wu³-han⁴
    • Yale: Wǔ-hàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuuhann
    • Palladius: Ухань (Uxanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: Wu³ han⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Uxan
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu⁵³ xan²¹³/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ hon³
    • Yale: móuh hon
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ hon³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ hon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ hɔːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vú-hon
    • Hakka Romanization System: vu` hon
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vu³ hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /vu³¹ hon⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: vu³ hon⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ʋu³¹ hɔn⁵³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Ū-háng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)ɑŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-hàn
    • Tâi-lô: Bú-hàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bw'haxn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhu² hang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bú hàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /bu⁵²⁻³⁵ haŋ²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vu-hoe; ⁶wu-hoe
    • MiniDict: vu^去 hoe; wu^去 hoe
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vu-hoe; ³hhu-hoe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vu²² hø⁴⁴/, /ɦu²² hø⁴⁴/

Proper noun

武漢

1. (～市) Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)

Synonyms

• (nickname) 九省通衢 (Jiǔshěng Tōngqú)

Derived terms

• 武漢肺炎／武汉肺炎 (Wǔhàn fèiyán)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (武漢):

• → Japanese: 武(ぶ)漢(かん) (Bukan)
• → Korean: 무한(武漢) (Muhan)
• → Vietnamese: Vũ Hán (武漢)

Others:

• → English: Wuhan, Wu-han, Wu Han
• → Georgian: უხანი (uxani)
• → Korean: 우한 (Uhan)
• → Russian: Уха́нь (Uxánʹ)
• → Zhuang: Vujhan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	漢
ぶ Grade: 5	かん Grade: 3
kan’on

Alternative spelling
武漢 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝkã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

武(ぶ)漢(かん) • (Bukan) 

1. Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
武	漢

Proper noun

武漢 • (Muhan) (hangeul 무한)

1. Hanja form^? of 무한 (“Wuhan”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武	漢

Proper noun

武漢

1. chữ Hán form of Vũ Hán (“Wuhan”).