三元
Chinese
| three | primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) | ||
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| simp. and trad. (三元) |
三 | 元 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: sānyuán
- Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄩㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sanyuán
- Wade–Giles: san1-yüan2
- Yale: sān-ywán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanyuan
- Palladius: саньюань (sanʹjuanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sän⁵⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: saam1 jyun4
- Yale: sāam yùhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: saam1 jyn4
- Guangdong Romanization: sam1 yun4
- Sinological IPA (key): /saːm⁵⁵ jyːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
三元
- (historical) winning three stages in imperial examinations: 解元 (jièyuán), first place in 鄉試／乡试 (xiāngshì, “triennial provincial imperial exam”); 會元／会元 (huìyuán), first place in 會試／会试 (huìshì, “triennial metropolitan imperial exam”); 狀元／状元 (zhuàngyuan), first place in 殿試／殿试 (diànshì, “palace exam”)
- (Chinese philosophy) the three elements: heaven(天 (tiān)), earth(地 (dì)), and man(人 (rén))
- Synonym: 三才 (sāncái)
- (historical, Chinese mathematics) three variables: x(天元), y(地元), z(人元)
- (～大帝) (Taoism) the three great Emperor-Officials, important deities in Taoism: the Heavenly Official 天官 (tiānguān), the Earthly Official 地官 (dìguān) and the Water Official 水官 (shuǐguān)
- (～節) (Taoism) the respective birthdates of the above deities: 上元 (Shàngyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), 中元 (zhōngyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), and 下元 (xiàyuán)(on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month)
Descendants
Proper noun
三元
- (～區) Sanyuan (a district of Sanming, Fujian, China)
- (～鎮) Sanyuan Town (name of several towns and townships in China)
- (～村) Sanyuan (a village in Huilong, Hanchuan, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 三 | 元 |
| さん Grade: 1 |
げん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sã̠ŋɡẽ̞ɴ]
Noun
三元 • (sangen)
- the general term for three festivals: 上元 (jōgen)(on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month), 中元 (chūgen)(on the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month), and 下元 (kagen)(on the fifteenth day of the tenth lunar month)
- New Year's Day, the beginning(元) of the three time periods: the year, the month and the day
- the three elements: heaven(天), earth(地), and man(人)
- Synonym: 三才