劍閣

See also: 剑阁

Chinese

		(double-edged) sword	council-chamber; shelf
trad. (劍閣)		劍	閣
simp. (剑阁)		剑	阁
Literally: “the pavilions (of the pass at Mount) Jian”.

Etymology

Jiange County is famous for the long and windy foot paths going through Jianmen Pass. Jianmen means "gateway to Mount Jian", so called because its jagged peaks resemble a "jian" (a straight sword).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Jiàngé

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gim³ gok³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Jiàngé
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jiàngé
    • Wade–Giles: Chien⁴-ko²
    • Yale: Jyàn-gé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiannger
    • Palladius: Цзяньгэ (Czjanʹgɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gim³ gok³
    • Yale: gim gok
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gim³ gok⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: gim³ gog³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːm³³ kɔːk̚³/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 劍閣

1. Jiange County (in Guangyuan, Sichuan)
2. (archaic) the footpaths that wind through Jianmen Pass (in Jiange County, Sichuan)

   • 雲棧縈紆登%劍閣 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     云栈萦纡登%剑阁 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret

     yún zhàn yíngyū dēng %jiàngé [Pinyin]

     The winding wooden walkways high up in the clouds ascend through the pavilions of the pass at Mount Jian.

劍閣

References

• 劍閣縣／剑阁县 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Guangyuan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia