佳能

Chinese

		excellent	ability; can; may ability; can; may; capable; energy; able
trad. (佳能)		佳	能
simp. #(佳能)		佳	能
Literally: “excellent ability”.

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Japanese キヤノン (Kyanon), in turn from Chinese 觀音／观音 (Guānyīn, “Buddhist bodhisattva Guanyin”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiānéng

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai¹ nang⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiānéng
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄋㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jianéng
    • Wade–Giles: Chia¹-nêng²
    • Yale: Jyā-néng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jianeng
    • Palladius: Цзянэн (Czjanɛn)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai¹ nang⁴
    • Yale: gāai nàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai¹ nang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai¹ neng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

Proper noun

佳能

1. Canon (Japanese corporation)