廈門

See also: 下門 and 厦门

Chinese

		tall building	opening; door; gate opening; door; gate; doorway; gateway; valve; switch; way to do something; knack; family; house; (religious) sect; school (of thought); class; category; (taxonomy) phylum or division
trad. (廈門/厦門)		廈/厦	門
simp. (厦门)		厦	门
alternative forms		下門／下门 archaic

Etymology

A homophone of the original name 下門／下门 (Xiàmén) that came into official use for its more elegant sense.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiàmén

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): haa⁶ mun⁴

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): ha⁵ mon³

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'ha⁵ miin⁴
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): Ha-mùn

  (Hailu, HRS): ha^˖ mun

  (Meixian, Guangdong): ha⁴ mun²

• Northern Min (KCR): Hā-mo̤̿ng
• Eastern Min (BUC): Â-muòng

• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): or⁵ muei² / or⁵ mui²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): Ē-mn̂g / Ēe-mûi / Ěe-mûi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ê⁶ mung⁵

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gho-men

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàmén
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siàmén
    • Wade–Giles: Hsia⁴-mên²
    • Yale: Syà-mén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shiahmen
    • Palladius: Сямэнь (Sjamɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ mən³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 下門 / 下门 廈門 / 厦门

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: haa⁶ mun⁴
    • Yale: hah mùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa⁶ mun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha⁶ mun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː²² muːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 下門 / 下门 廈門 / 厦门

  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: ha⁵ mon³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ha³² ᵐbᵘɔn²²/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'ha⁵ miin⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈha¹¹ mɨn³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Ha-mùn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ha mun^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ha⁴ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /ha⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: ha^˖ mun
    • Sinological IPA: /ha³³ mun⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: ha⁴ mun²
    • Sinological IPA: /ha⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mun¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: Hā-mo̤̿ng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xa⁵⁵ mɔŋ³³/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: Â-muòng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /a²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ muoŋ⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: or⁵ muei²
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ō̤-mói
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɒ¹¹ muei¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: or⁵ mui²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɒ²¹ mui²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Jinjiang, Changtai, Philippines, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ē-mn̂g
    • Tâi-lô: Ē-mn̂g
    • Phofsit Daibuun: exmngg
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /e⁴¹⁻²² mŋ̍²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Changtai, Singapore): /e²²⁻²¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /e³³⁻²¹ mŋ̍²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /e³³⁻¹¹ mŋ̍²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ēe-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: Ēe-muî
    • Sinological IPA (Penang): /ɛ²¹ mui²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɛ²²⁻²¹ muĩ¹³/
  • (Hokkien: Longyan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ěe-mûi
    • Tâi-lô: Ěe-muî
    • Sinological IPA (Longyan): /ɛ⁵³⁻¹¹ muĩ¹¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ê⁶ mung⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ĕ mûng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /e³⁵⁻¹¹ muŋ⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gho-men
    • MiniDict: gho^去 men
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hho-men
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦo²² mən⁴⁴/

Proper noun

廈門

1. (historical) Xiamen (a fortification which formerly protected Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)
2. (～市) Xiamen (a subprovincial city of Fujian, China)
3. (～島) Xiamen Island, Amoy Island (an island of Xiamen Bay, Fujian, China)

Synonyms

• (island): 嘉禾 (jiāhé) (historical), 鷺島／鹭岛 (Lùdǎo)
• (city): 下門／下门 (Xiàmén) (historical); 思明 (Sīmíng) (historical)
• (its hinterland): 同安 (Tóng'ān) (historical); 思明 (Sīmíng) (historical)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (廈門):

• → Korean: 하문(廈門) (Hamun)
• → Vietnamese: Hạ Môn (廈門)

Others:

• → Arabic: شْيَامِن (šyāmin)
• → Dutch: Xiamen, Emoi
• → English: Amoy, Hsia-men, Hsiamen, Xiamen
• → French: Amoy, Xiamen
• → Georgian: სიამენი (siameni)
• → Japanese: 廈(シア)門(メン) (Shiamen)
• → Korean: 샤먼 (Syameon)
• → Portuguese: Amoy, Xiamen
  • → Japanese: 廈(ア)門(モイ) (Amoi)
• → Spanish: Emuy

References

• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “厦门”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 659.

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
廈	門
シアメン
Hyōgai	Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
厦門

Borrowed from Mandarin 廈門／厦门 (Xiàmén).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕia̠mẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

廈門(シアメン) • (Shiamen) 

1. Xiamen, Amoy (a subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
廈	門
アモイ
Hyōgai	Grade: 2
irregular

Alternative spelling
厦門

Borrowed from Portuguese Amoy, in turn from Hokkien 廈門／厦门 (Ēe-mûi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) アモイ [áꜜmòì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [a̠mo̞i]

Proper noun

廈門(アモイ) • (Amoi) 

1. Amoy, Xiamen (a subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China)

References

• “〈^▲廈門〉”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[2] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
廈	門

Proper noun

廈門 • (Hamun) (hangeul 하문)

1. hanja form^? of 하문 (“Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China)”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
廈	門

Proper noun

廈門

1. chữ Hán form of Hạ Môn (“Xiamen (a prefecture-level city and subprovincial city of Fujian, in southeastern China)”)