德文

See also: 徳文

Chinese

Etymology 1

		Germany; virtue; goodness Germany; virtue; goodness; morality; ethics; kindness; favour; character; kind	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
simp. and trad. (德文)		德	文
anagram		文德

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Déwén

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ man⁴ / dak¹ man^4-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Tiak-bûn / Tek-bûn
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷teq-ven

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Déwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Déwún
  - Wade–Giles: Tê²-wên²
  - Yale: Dé-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Derwen
  - Palladius: Дэвэнь (Dɛvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ wən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak¹ man⁴ / dak¹ man^4-2
  - Yale: dāk màhn / dāk mán
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ man⁴ / dak⁷ man^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ men⁴ / deg¹ men^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ mɐn²¹/, /tɐk̚⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tiak-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: Tiak-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diakbuun
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines, Jinjiang): /tiak̚⁵⁻²⁴ bun²⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tek-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: Tik-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: dekbuun
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ bun¹³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ bun²³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /tiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ bun²⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷teq-ven
  - MiniDict: teh^入 ven
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴teq-ven
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /təʔ³³ vən⁴⁴/

Noun

德文

German language

Usage notes

德文 (Déwén) is more commonly used in written contexts, whilst 德語／德语 (Déyǔ) is more common in spoken contexts.

Synonyms

德語／德语 (Déyǔ)

Etymology 2

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (德文)		德	文
anagram		文德

From English Devon.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Déwén

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dak¹ man⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁷teq-ven

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Déwén
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄜˊ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Déwún
  - Wade–Giles: Tê²-wên²
  - Yale: Dé-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Derwen
  - Palladius: Дэвэнь (Dɛvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɤ³⁵ wən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dak¹ man⁴
  - Yale: dāk màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dak⁷ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: deg¹ men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɐk̚⁵ mɐn²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁷teq-ven
  - MiniDict: teh^入 ven
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴teq-ven
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /təʔ³³ vən⁴⁴/

Proper noun

德文

(～郡) Devon

Synonyms

德雲／德云 (Déyún)

See also

泥盆 (Nípén)