形態

See also: 形态

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	appearance; state; attitude appearance; state; attitude; (linguistics) voice
trad. (形態)		形	態
simp. (形态)		形	态

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngtài

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ taai³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hêng-thài

(Teochew, Peng'im): hêng⁵ tai³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xíngtài
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngtài
  - Wade–Giles: hsing²-tʻai⁴
  - Yale: syíng-tài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngtay
  - Palladius: синтай (sintaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    型態 / 型态
    形態 / 形态
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ taai³
  - Yale: yìhng taai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ taai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ tai³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ tʰaːi̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-thài
  - Tâi-lô: hîng-thài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengtaix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tʰai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² tʰai²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰai¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ tʰai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hêng⁵ tai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hêng thài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /heŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰai²¹³/

Noun

形態

shape; form; pattern
(linguistics, biology, geology, mathematics) morphology

Synonyms

(form): 形式 (xíngshì)

Derived terms

形態學 / 形态学 (xíngtàixué)
意識形態 / 意识形态 (yìshí xíngtài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
形	態
けい Grade: 2	たい Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
形体

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーたい [kèétáí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːta̠i]

Homophones: 携帯, 敬体, 形体, 継体

Noun

形(けい)態(たい) • (keitai)

form; shape^[1]
gestalt^[2]

Synonyms

(form): 形体(けいたい) (keitai), 形(かたち) (katachi)
(gestalt): ゲシュタルト (geshutaruto)

References

^ 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
形	態

Noun

形態 • (hyeongtae) (hangeul 형태)

hanja form^? of 형태 (“shape; form”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
形	態

Noun

形態

chữ Hán form of hình thái (“shape; form”)