劍閣
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See also: 剑阁
Chinese
[edit]| (double-edged) sword | council-chamber; shelf | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (劍閣) | 劍 | 閣 | |
| simp. (剑阁) | 剑 | 阁 | |
| Literally: “the pavilions (of the pass at Mount) Jian”. | |||
Etymology
[edit]Jiange County is famous for the long and windy foot paths going through Jianmen Pass. Jianmen means "gateway to Mount Jian", so called because its jagged peaks resemble a "jian" (a straight sword).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄍㄜˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jiàngé
- Wade–Giles: Chien4-ko2
- Yale: Jyàn-gé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jiannger
- Palladius: Цзяньгэ (Czjanʹgɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ kɤ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gim3 gok3
- Yale: gim gok
- Cantonese Pinyin: gim3 gok8
- Guangdong Romanization: gim3 gog3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kiːm³³ kɔːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: kjaemH kak
Proper noun
[edit]劍閣
- (～縣) Jiange (a county of Guangyun, Sichuan, China)
- (archaic) the footpaths that wind through Jianmen Pass (in Jiange County, Sichuan)
- 雲棧縈紆登劍閣 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: 806 CE, Bai Juyi, Song of Everlasting Regret
- yún zhàn yíngyū dēng jiàngé [Pinyin]
- The winding wooden walkways high up in the clouds ascend through the pavilions of the pass at Mount Jian.
云栈萦纡登剑阁 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]劍閣縣／剑阁县 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia zh
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