番劇

Chinese

		(measure word for acts); deeds; foreign (measure word for acts); deeds; foreign; surname; place name	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (番劇)		番	劇
simp. (番剧)		番	剧

Etymology

Blend of Japanese 番組(ばんぐみ) (bangumi, “program”) and Chinese 連續劇／连续剧 (liánxùjù, “TV series”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fānjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄢ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faan¹ kek⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fānjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄢ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fanjyù
    • Wade–Giles: fan¹-chü⁴
    • Yale: fān-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fanjiuh
    • Palladius: фаньцзюй (fanʹczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fän⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faan¹ kek⁶
    • Yale: fāan kehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faan¹ kek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fan¹ kég⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːn⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 番劇

1. (ACG, neologism) anime series