雲南

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See also: 云南

Chinese[edit]

cloud; Yunnan (abbrev.); surname south
trad. (雲南)
simp. (云南)
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Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (35) (8)
Final () (59) (159)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter hjun nom
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ɦɨun/ /nʌm/
Pan
Wuyun
/ɦiun/ /nəm/
Shao
Rongfen
/ɣiuən/ /nɒm/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ɦun/ /nəm/
Li
Rong
/ɣiuən/ /nᴀm/
Wang
Li
/ɣĭuən/ /nɒm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/i̯uən/ /năm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yún nán
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
wan4 naam4

Etymology 1[edit]

Unclear. First attested in the Book of Han as a county under 益州郡, located in modern-day Xiangyun county, Yunnan.

Proper noun[edit]

雲南

  1. () Yunnan (a province in southwest China)
  2. () (historical) Yunnan (a former county of Yunnan province, China; now Xiangyun county, Yunnan)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 雲南(うんなん) (Unnan).

Proper noun[edit]

雲南

  1. () Unnan (a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
うん
Grade: 2
なん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology 1[edit]

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 雲南云南 (Yúnnán)

Proper noun[edit]

(うん)(なん) (Unnan

  1. Yunnan (a province of China)

Etymology 2[edit]

Analyzable as a compound of (un, Short for 出雲) +‎ (nan, south). Thus the term can be translated literally as "Southern part of Izumo Province".

Proper noun[edit]

(うん)(なん) (Unnan

  1. Unnan (a city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan)

Korean[edit]

Hanja in this term

Proper noun[edit]

雲南 (Unnam) (hangeul 운남)

  1. Hanja form? of 운남 (Yunnan).

Vietnamese[edit]

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun[edit]

雲南

  1. chữ Hán form of Vân Nam (Yunnan).