方圓

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	circle; round; circular circle; round; circular; spherical; (of the moon) full; unit of Chinese currency (Yuan); tactful; to justify
trad. (方圓)		方	圓
simp. (方圆)		方	圆

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ jyun⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-oân / hong-îⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fāngyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fangyuán
    • Wade–Giles: fang¹-yüan²
    • Yale: fāng-ywán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangyuan
    • Palladius: фанъюань (fanʺjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fong¹ jyun⁴
    • Yale: fōng yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ yun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 方圓／方圆 荒原

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-oân
    • Tâi-lô: hong-uân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hong'oaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ uan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ uan²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² uan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-îⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: hong-înn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hong'vii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² ĩ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ĩ²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ ĩ²⁴/

Noun

方圓

1. area surrounding (something); surroundings; vicinity; around; about

   在這方圓十里之內根本就沒有老虎。 [MSC, trad.]
   在这方圆十里之内根本就没有老虎。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zài zhè fāngyuán shí lǐ zhīnèi gēnběn jiù méiyǒu lǎohǔ. [Pinyin]

   There simply isn't a single tiger within this 10-mile radius.

2. circumference
3. rectangle and circle

Synonyms

• (area surrounding):

• 周圍／周围 (zhōuwéi)
• 周遭 (zhōuzāo)
• 周邊／周边 (zhōubiān)
• 周鄰／周邻 (zhōulín)
• 四周 (sìzhōu)
• 四周圍／四周围 (sìzhōuwéi)
• 四箍兜 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 四箍圍／四箍围 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 四箍螺仔 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 四箍輾轉／四箍辗转 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 四角頭／四角头 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 四輾轉／四辗转 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 團圍四轉／团围四转 (donn² uei² sr⁴ jyenn⁴) (Xiang)
• 團轉／团转 (tuan³ zuan⁴) (Sichuanese, Xiang)