坎兒井

See also: 坎儿井

Chinese

		pit; threshold	son; child; diminutive suffix	warn; well
trad. (坎兒井)		坎	兒	井
simp. (坎儿井)		坎	儿	井

Etymology

Borrowed from Uyghur كارىز (kariz) + 井 (jǐng, “well”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎnrjǐng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄢˇㄦ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎnrjǐng [Phonetic: kánrjǐng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄢˇㄦ ㄐㄧㄥˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎnrjǐng
    • Wade–Giles: kʻan³-ʼrh-ching³
    • Yale: kǎnr-jǐng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaaljiing
    • Palladius: каньрцзин (kanʹrczin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɑɻ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

坎兒井

1. (in parts of central southern Asia) qanat