金甌

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See also: 金瓯

Chinese

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metal; gold; money bowl; cup
trad. (金甌)
simp. (金瓯)
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Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (34)
Final () (140) (137)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter kim 'uw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠiɪm/ /ʔəu/
Pan
Wuyun
/kᵚim/ /ʔəu/
Shao
Rongfen
/kiem/ /ʔəu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kjim/ /ʔəw/
Li
Rong
/kjəm/ /ʔu/
Wang
Li
/kĭĕm/ /əu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ki̯əm/ /ʔə̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīn ōu
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gam1 au1

Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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金甌

  1. (literary) golden chalice
  2. (literary, figurative) the country; the nation
Derived terms
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Descendants
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Sino-Xenic (金甌):
  • Vietnamese: kim âu (金甌)

Others

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Vietnamese, probably a phono-semantic matching of Vietnamese Cà Mau, likely via Cantonese.

Proper noun

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金甌

  1. () Cà Mau (a province of Vietnam)
  2. () Cà Mau (a city in Vietnam)
Derived terms
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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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金甌: Hán Việt readings: kim âu[1]

  1. chữ Hán form of kim âu (gold cup, the nation, stability).

References

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