象棋

Chinese

		shape; form; appearance shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)	any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (象棋)		象	棋
simp. #(象棋)		象	棋
Literally: “elephant chess”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): xiàngqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): xiang⁴ qi²

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zoeng⁶ kei^4-2 / zoeng⁶ kei⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): diang⁵ kei^3*

• Gan (Wiktionary): xiong⁵ qi²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): siong-khì

  (Meixian, Guangdong): xiong⁴ ki²

• Jin (Wiktionary): xion³ qi¹
• Northern Min (KCR): siōng-gǐ
• Eastern Min (BUC): chiông-gì
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhiūⁿ-kî / chhiǔⁿ-kî / chhiōⁿ-kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ciên⁶ gi⁵ / cion⁶ gi⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶zhian-ji
• Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): sian⁴ qi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiàngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siàngcí
    • Wade–Giles: hsiang⁴-chʻi²
    • Yale: syàng-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shianqchyi
    • Palladius: сянци (sjanci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: xiang⁴ qi²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: xiangki
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiaŋ²¹³ t͡ɕʰi²¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zoeng⁶ kei^4-2 / zoeng⁶ kei⁴
    • Yale: jeuhng kéi / jeuhng kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ kei^4-2 / dzoeng⁶ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ kéi^4-2 / zêng⁶ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹⁻³⁵/, /t͡sœːŋ²² kʰei̯²¹/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: diang⁵ kei^3*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiaŋ³² kʰei²²⁻²²⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: xiong⁵ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiɔŋ¹¹ t͡ɕʰi²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siong-khì
    • Hakka Romanization System: xiong kiˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: xiong⁴ ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /si̯oŋ⁵⁵ kʰi¹¹/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: xiong⁴ ki²
    • Sinological IPA: /siɔŋ⁵³⁻⁵⁵ kʰi¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: xion³ qi¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /ɕiɒ̃⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: siōng-gǐ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siɔŋ⁵⁵ ki²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: chiông-gì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuoŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋi⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiūⁿ-kî
    • Tâi-lô: tshiūnn-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chviuxkii
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻²¹ ki²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰiũ³³⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰiũ²²⁻²¹ ki²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiǔⁿ-kî
    • Tâi-lô: tshiǔnn-kî
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰiũ²² ki²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiōⁿ-kî
    • Tâi-lô: tshiōnn-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chvioixkii
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɔ̃²²⁻²¹ ki¹³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ciên⁶ gi⁵ / cion⁶ gi⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshiĕⁿ kî / tshiŏⁿ kî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰĩẽ³⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰĩõ³⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

Note: cion6 gi5 - Shantou.

• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶zhian-ji
    • MiniDict: zhian^去 ji
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³xxian-jji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ʑiã²² d͡ʑi⁴⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: sian⁴ qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (old-style): /si̯æn⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹³/
    • Sinological IPA ^(key) (new-style): /ɕi̯æn⁴⁵ t͡ɕʰi¹³/

Noun

象棋

1. xiangqi; Chinese chess
2. xiangqi piece; Chinese chess piece
3. (rare or in compounds) chess games developed from chaturanga

   中國象棋／中国象棋  ―  zhōngguóxiàngqí  ―  xiangqi; Chinese chess (to distinguish it from other chess games)

   國際象棋／国际象棋  ―  guójìxiàngqí  ―  chess; international chess

4. (colloquial) Alternative form of 將棋／将棋 (jiàngqí)

Synonyms

• (xiangqi; Chinese chess):

Dialectal synonyms of 象棋 (“Chinese chess”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		象棋, 中國象棋
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	象棋
	Taiwan	象棋
	Chifeng	象棋
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	象棋
	Harbin	象棋
	Shenyang	象棋
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	象棋
	Tangshan	象棋
	Cangzhou	象棋
	Baoding	象棋
	Shijiazhuang	象棋
	Jinan	象棋
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	象棋
	Qingdao	象棋
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	象棋
	Wanrong	象棋
	Zhengzhou	象棋
	Xi'an	象棋
	Xining	象棋
	Xuzhou	象棋
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	象棋
	Lanzhou	象棋
	Ürümqi	象棋
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	象棋
	Chongqing	象棋
	Wuhan	象棋
	Guiyang	象棋
	Kunming	象棋
	Guilin	象棋
	Liuzhou	象棋
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	象棋
	Yangzhou	象棋
	Nantong	象棋
	Hefei	象棋
Mandarin	Singapore	象棋
Cantonese	Guangzhou	象棋
	Hong Kong	象棋, 中國象棋
	Taishan	象棋
	Dongguan	象棋
Gan	Nanchang	象棋
	Lichuan	象棋
	Pingxiang	象棋
Hakka	Meixian	象棋
	Yudu	象棋
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	象棋
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	象棋
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	象棋
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	象棋
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	象棋
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	象棋
Huizhou	Jixi	象棋
	Shexian	象棋
Jin	Taiyuan	象棋
	Xinzhou	象棋
	Linhe	象棋
	Jining	象棋
	Hohhot	象棋
	Zhangjiakou	象棋
	Handan	象棋
Northern Min	Jian'ou	象棋
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	象棋
Southern Min	Xiamen	象棋
	Quanzhou	象棋
	Zhangzhou	象棋
	Penang (Hokkien)	唐儂棋
	Singapore (Hokkien)	唐儂棋
	Shantou	象棋
	Singapore (Teochew)	唐儂棋
	Haikou	象棋
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	象棋
Wu	Shanghai	象棋
	Shanghai (Chongming)	象棋
	Suzhou	象棋
	Danyang	象棋
	Hangzhou	象棋
	Ningbo	象棋
	Wenzhou	象棋
	Jinhua	象棋
Xiang	Changsha	象棋
	Loudi	象棋

Derived terms

• 中國象棋／中国象棋 (Zhōngguó xiàngqí)
• 國際象棋／国际象棋 (guójì xiàngqí)
• 堡壘象棋／堡垒象棋 (bǎolěi xiàngqí)
• 日本象棋
• 朝鮮象棋／朝鲜象棋 (cháoxiān xiàngqí)
• 滿洲象棋／满洲象棋 (mǎnzhōu xiàngqí)
• 琉球象棋
• 西洋象棋 (xīyáng xiàngqí)
• 象棋子 (xiàngqízǐ)
• 韓國象棋／韩国象棋 (hánguó xiàngqí)
• 高麗象棋／高丽象棋 (gāolì xiàngqí)

 

Descendants

• → English: xiangqi
• Japanese: 象(シャン)棋(チー) (shanchī)
• → Mongolian: шянчи (šjanči)
• Okinawan: 象(ちゅん)棋(じー) (chunjī)
• → Zhuang: geizciengh (calque)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
象	棋
しょう Grade: 5	き > ぎ Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

象(しょう)棋(ぎ) • (shōgi) 

1. Chinese chess
2. (obsolete) shogi

   Synonym: 将棋

   廣(こう)象棋(しょうぎ)譜(ふ)愚(ぐ)解(かい)

   Kō shōgi fu gu kai

   A book explaining the rules of Ko shogi

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
象	棋
シャン Grade: 5	チー Grade: S
irregular

Noun

象(シャン)棋(チー) • (shanchī) 

1. Chinese chess