南越

Chinese

		south	Yue
simp. and trad. (南越)		南	越
anagram		越南

Etymology

"Nanyue"

The qualifier "South" distinguished this kingdom from other "Yue" ("Việt") tribes including the state of Yue and the realm of the Minyue (閩越／闽越 (Mǐnyuè)).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nányuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): naam⁴ jyut⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Lâm-oa̍t

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nányuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nányuè
    • Wade–Giles: Nan²-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: Nán-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nanyueh
    • Palladius: Наньюэ (Nanʹjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nän³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: naam⁴ jyut⁶
    • Yale: nàahm yuht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: naam⁴ jyt⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: nam⁴ yud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /naːm²¹ jyːt̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lâm-oa̍t
    • Tâi-lô: Lâm-ua̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lam'oat
    • IPA (Xiamen): /lam²⁴⁻²² uat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /lam²⁴⁻²² uat̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /lam¹³⁻²² uat̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /lam²⁴⁻¹¹ uat̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /lam²³⁻³³ uat̚⁴/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 南越

1. (～國) (historical) Nanyue, the Zhao Dynasty's successor state to the Qin Empire in modern-day Guangdong, Guangxi, and northern Vietnam
2. South Vietnam; Southern Vietnam

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
南	越
なん Grade: 2	えつ Grade: S
on'yomi

Proper noun

南(なん)越(えつ) • (Nan'etsu) 

1. Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
南	越

Proper noun

南越 • (Namwol) (hangeul 남월)

1. hanja form^? of 남월 (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”)

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
南	越

Proper noun

南越

1. chữ Hán form of Nam Việt (“Nanyue (204 BC-111 BC)”).