南天
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Chinese
[edit]south | day; sky; heaven | ||
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simp. and trad. (南天) |
南 | 天 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄢˊ ㄊㄧㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: nántian
- Wade–Giles: nan2-tʻien1
- Yale: nán-tyān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nantian
- Palladius: наньтянь (nanʹtjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /nän³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
[edit]南天
Derived terms
[edit]- 南天竺 (nántiānzhú)
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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南 | 天 |
なん Grade: 2 |
てん Grade: 1 |
on'yomi |
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Tokyo) なんてん [nàńtéń] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- (Tokyo) なんてん [nàńtéꜜǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
- IPA(key): [nã̠ntẽ̞ɴ]
Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle Chinese 南天 (*nom *ten, literally “southern heavens”). Compare modern Chinese 南天 (nántiān).
Noun
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Apparently ultimately an abbreviation of Middle Chinese 南天竹 (*nom *ten *djiuk) or 南天竺 (*nom *ten *djiuk?), referring to a type of plant similar to bamboo, originating from an area further to the south (India or Indochina).[2] Compare modern Chinese 南天竺 (nántiān zhú).
Noun
[edit]- nandina, heavenly bamboo, sacred bamboo: Nandina domestica, a kind of flowering shrub.
- Synonym: 三葉 (san'yō)
- a kind of 家紋 (kamon, “family crest”) featuring the nandina in the design.
Usage notes
[edit]As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
Derived terms
[edit]- 南天紋 (nanten mon): a kind of family crest featuring the nandina in the design.
Proper noun
[edit]- a female given name
References
[edit]Categories:
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- Chinese terms spelled with 天
- Japanese terms spelled with 南 read as なん
- Japanese terms spelled with 天 read as てん
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
- Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Japanese terms derived from Middle Chinese
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with first grade kanji
- Japanese terms with 2 kanji
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- Japanese given names
- Japanese female given names
- ja:Barberry family plants