坩堝

See also: 坩埚

Chinese

		earthenware
trad. (坩堝)		坩	堝
simp. (坩埚)		坩	埚
alternative forms		坩鍋／坩锅 甘堝／甘埚 甘鍋／甘锅

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gānguō

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄢ ㄍㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ham¹ wo¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gānguō
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄢ ㄍㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ganguo
    • Wade–Giles: kan¹-kuo¹
    • Yale: gān-gwō
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ganguo
    • Palladius: ганьго (ganʹgo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kän⁵⁵ ku̯ɔ⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ham¹ wo¹
    • Yale: hām wō
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ham¹ wo¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: hem¹ wo¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐm⁵⁵ wɔː⁵⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 坩堝

1. crucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
坩	堝
かん Hyōgaiji	か Hyōgaiji
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kã̠ŋka̠]

Noun

坩(かん)堝(か) • (kanka) 

1. crucible; (melting) pot

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
坩	堝
Hyōgaiji	Hyōgaiji

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “坩堝は「いるつぼ（鋳る壺）」の約、もしくは「ろつぼ（炉壺）」が転じた語と考えられる。”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝbo̞]

Noun

坩堝(るつぼ) • (rutsubo) 

1. crucible; (melting) pot