柴棍

Chinese

		firewood	stick
trad. (柴棍)		柴	棍
simp. #(柴棍)		柴	棍

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cháigùn

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: cháigùn
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄞˊ ㄍㄨㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cháigùn
    • Wade–Giles: chʻai²-kun⁴
    • Yale: chái-gwùn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chairguenn
    • Palladius: чайгунь (čajgunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰaɪ̯³⁵ ku̯ən⁵¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 柴棍

1. wooden stick; firewood stick

Proper noun

柴棍

1. (rare) Alternative name for 西貢／西贡 (Xīgòng, “Saigon”).

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
柴	棍
さい Jinmeiyō (ateji)	ごん Hyōgai (ateji)
on'yomi

Etymology

Borrowed from Vietnamese Sài Gòn. The kanji are ateji (当て字).

Proper noun

柴棍(サイゴン) • (Saigon) 

1. obsolete spelling of サイゴン

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Vietnamese

Etymology

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
柴	棍

From Spoken Vietnamese Sài Gòn. Since there is no chữ Hán pronounced gòn, the chữ Hán 棍 (côn) was used instead.

Proper noun

柴棍

1. Template:nom form of
2. chữ Hán form of Sài Côn (“Saigon”).