太陽

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Contents 1 Cantonese 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 2 Japanese 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Synonyms 2.1.2 Derived terms 3 Mandarin 3.1 Pronunciation 3.2 Adjective 3.3 Noun 3.4 See also 4 Min Nan 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Etymology 4.3 Adjective 4.4 Noun 4.5 Usage notes 4.6 Derived terms 4.7 Related terms

[edit] Cantonese

simplified	太阳
traditional	太陽

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /tʰaːi˧ jœːŋ˨˩/

[edit] Noun

太陽 (traditional, jyutping taai3 joeng4, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) sun

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[edit] Japanese

Kanji in this term
太	陽

[edit] Noun

太陽 (hiragana たいよう, romaji taiyō)

1. the sun

[edit] Synonyms

• 日

[edit] Derived terms

• 太陽光
• 太陽系
• 太陽電池

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[edit] Mandarin

simplified	太阳
traditional	太陽

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: [ tʰai˥˩iaŋ˧˥ ]

[edit] Adjective

太陽 (traditional, Pinyin tàiyáng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) solar

[edit] Noun

太陽 (traditional, Pinyin tàiyáng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) sun

[edit] See also

• (Min Nan) 日頭 (ji̍t-thâu or li̍t-thâu)

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[edit] Min Nan

simplified	太阳
traditional	太陽

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou, Xiamen) IPA: [ tʰai˥˧iɔŋ˧˥ ]
• (Zhangzhou) IPA: [ tʰai˥˧iaŋ˧˥ ]

[edit] Etymology

• Borrowed from Mandarin

[edit] Adjective

太陽 (traditional, POJ thài-iông or thài-iâng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) solar

[edit] Noun

太陽 (traditional, POJ thài-iông or thài-iâng, simplified 太阳)

1. (astronomy) sun

[edit] Usage notes

• Usually only used as part of a scientific term. Rarely used for the noun sun in ordinary speech. Instead, use 日頭 (ji̍t-thâu or li̍t-thâu).

[edit] Derived terms

• 太陽系 (thài-iông-hē)

[edit] Related terms

• 日頭 (ji̍t-thâu or li̍t-thâu)