泥盆

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (泥盆)		泥	盆
simp. #(泥盆)		泥	盆

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese ateji of 泥盆(デボン) (Debon, “Devon”), coined by Kotō Bunjirō in 1884.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Nípén

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄣˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): nai⁴ pun⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Nípén
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄆㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Nípén
    • Wade–Giles: Ni²-pʻên²
    • Yale: Ní-pén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Nipern
    • Palladius: Нипэнь (Nipɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni³⁵ pʰən³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: nai⁴ pun⁴
    • Yale: nàih pùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: nai⁴ pun⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: nei⁴ pun⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɐi̯²¹ pʰuːn²¹/

Proper noun

泥盆

1. the Devonian

Derived terms

• 泥盆系
• 泥盆紀／泥盆纪 (Nípén Jì)

 

See also

• 德文 (déwén)