北極圈

See also: 北极圈

Chinese

		the North Pole	circle; ring; loop circle; ring; loop; to confine; enclose; pen (pig); a fold
trad. (北極圈)		北極	圈
simp. (北极圈)		北极	圈

Etymology

From 北極／北极 (Běijí, “the North Pole”) + 圈 (juàn, “circle”). Attested in Kunyu Wanguo Quantu [1602].

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Běijíquān

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bak¹ gik⁶ hyun¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Pak-ke̍k-khoân

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Běijíquān
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟˇ ㄐㄧˊ ㄑㄩㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Běijícyuan
    • Wade–Giles: Pei³-chi²-chʻüan¹
    • Yale: Běi-jí-chywān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Beeijyichiuan
    • Palladius: Бэйцзицюань (Bɛjczicjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bak¹ gik⁶ hyun¹
    • Yale: bāk gihk hyūn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bak⁷ gik⁹ hyn¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: beg¹ gig⁶ hün¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɐk̚⁵ kɪk̚² hyːn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Pak-ke̍k-khoân
    • Tâi-lô: Pak-ki̍k-khuân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pakkegqoaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰuan²³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pak̚³²⁻⁴ kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² kʰuan²⁴/

Proper noun

北極圈

1. (geography) the Arctic Circle

See also

• 南極圈／南极圈 (Nánjíquān)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
北	極	圈
ほく Grade: 2	きょく Grade: 4	けん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ほっきょくけん [hòkkyókúꜜkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
• (Tokyo) ほっきょくけん [hòkkyóꜜkùkèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ho̞k̚ʲkʲo̞kɯ̟kẽ̞ɴ]

Proper noun

北極圈(ほっきょくけん) • (Hokkyokuken) ^{←ほくきよくけん (Fokukyokuken)?}

1. (geography) Arctic Circle (one of the five major circles of latitude)

Synonyms

• 北(ほく)極(きょく)線(せん) (Hokukyokusen)

Coordinate terms

• 北(きた)回(かい)帰(き)線(せん) (Kitakaikisen)
• 赤(せき)道(どう) (sekidō)
• 南(みなみ)回(かい)帰(き)線(せん) (Minamikaikisen)
• 南(なん)極(きょく)線(せん) (Nankyokusen)

Related terms

• 緯(い)線(せん) (isen)
• 経(けい)線(せん) (keisen)
• 子(し)午(ご)線(せん) (shigosen)
• 回(かい)帰(き)線(せん) (kaikisen)
• 熱(ねっ)帯(たい) (nettai)

Korean

Hanja in this term
北	極	圈

Noun

北極圈 • (bukgeukgwon) (hangeul 북극권)

1. hanja form^? of 북극권