關隘

See also: 关隘

Chinese

		to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass	a pass or defile; narrow; confined a pass or defile; narrow; confined; in distress
trad. (關隘)		關	隘
simp. (关隘)		关	隘

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guān'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢ ㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwaan¹ aai³, gwaan¹ ai³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koan-ài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guān'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guan-ài
    • Wade–Giles: kuan¹-ai⁴
    • Yale: gwān-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanay
    • Palladius: гуаньай (guanʹaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵⁵ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 關愛／关爱 關礙／关碍 關隘／关隘

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwaan¹ aai³, gwaan¹ ai³
    • Yale: gwāan aai, gwāan ai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwaan¹ aai³, gwaan¹ ai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: guan¹ ai³, guan¹ ei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷaːn⁵⁵ aːi̯³³/, /kʷaːn⁵⁵ ɐi̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-ài
    • Tâi-lô: kuan-ài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koan'aix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ ai⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² ai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ ai¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ ai²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: kwaen 'eaH

Rime
Character	關	隘
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	刪 (70)	佳 (31)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	II
Fanqie	古還切	烏懈切
Baxter	kwaen	'eaH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠuan/	/ʔˠɛH/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷᵚan/	/ʔᵚæH/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɐn/	/ʔæiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaɨn/	/ʔaɨjH/
Li Rong	/kuan/	/ʔɛH/
Wang Li	/kwan/	/aiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/kwan/	/ʔaiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guān	yà
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwaan1	aai3

Noun

關隘

1. mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (關隘):

• → Vietnamese: quan ải (關隘)

See also

• 關卡／关卡 (guānqiǎ)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
關	隘

Noun

關隘

1. chữ Hán form of quan ải (“mountain pass (that is located in a strategic position)”).