炎帝

Chinese

		flame; inflammation; ‑itis	emperor
trad. (炎帝)		炎	帝
simp. #(炎帝)		炎	帝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Yándì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Yándì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Yándì
    • Wade–Giles: Yen²-ti⁴
    • Yale: Yán-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Yandih
    • Palladius: Яньди (Janʹdi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ ti⁵¹/

Proper noun

(deprecated template usage) 炎帝

1. (Chinese mythology) the Yan Emperor, also known as Shennong, a legendary Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (炎帝):

• → Japanese: 炎帝(えんてい) (entei)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
炎	帝
えん Grade: S	てい Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 炎帝 (MC hjem tejH).

Noun

炎(えん)帝(てい) • (entei) 

1. a fire deity (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
2. a summer deity (the sun, for example) (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)

Derived terms

• エンテイ (Entei)

Proper noun

炎(えん)帝(てい) • (Entei) 

1. (Chinese mythology) the Yan Emperor, also known as 神農 (Shinnō, “Shennong”), a legendary Chinese ruler in pre-dynastic times