新幹線

See also: 新干线

Chinese

		new; newly; meso- (chem.)	main line; trunk line
trad. (新幹線/新幹綫)		新	幹線/幹綫
simp. (新干线)		新	干线

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 新幹線 (shinkansen).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīngànxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): san¹ gon³ sin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sîn-kon-sien
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sin-kàn-sòaⁿ
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹shin-koe-shi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xīngànxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣㄍㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: singànsiàn
  - Wade–Giles: hsin¹-kan⁴-hsien⁴
  - Yale: syīn-gàn-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shingannshiann
  - Palladius: синьганьсянь (sinʹganʹsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕin⁵⁵ kän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: san¹ gon³ sin³
  - Yale: sān gon sin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: san¹ gon³ sin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: sen¹ gon³ xin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kɔːn³³ siːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sîn-kon-sien
  - Hakka Romanization System: xin^ˊ gon xien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xin¹ gon⁴ xian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /sin²⁴⁻¹¹ kon⁵⁵ si̯en⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sin-kàn-sòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: sin-kàn-suànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sinkarnsvoax
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² kan²¹⁻⁵³ suã²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sin³³ kan⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ suã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sin⁴⁴⁻²² kan²¹⁻⁵³ suã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ kan¹¹⁻⁵³ suã¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sin⁴⁴⁻³³ kan²¹⁻⁴¹ suã²¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹shin-koe-shi
  - MiniDict: shin^平 koe shi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹xin-koe-xi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕin⁵⁵ kø³³ ɕi²¹/

Noun

新幹線

(Japanese) shinkansen, Japan's high speed railway
(Japanese) bullet train; shinkansen

Synonyms

(vehicle): 子彈火車／子弹火车 (zǐdàn huǒchē), 子彈列車／子弹列车 (zǐdàn lièchē)

Japanese

Etymology

Kanji in this term
新	幹	線
しん Grade: 2	かん Grade: 5	せん Grade: 2
on'yomi

新 (“new”) +‎ 幹線 (“main line”)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しんかんせん [shìńkáꜜǹsèǹ] (Nakadaka – [3])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩŋkã̠ɰ̃sẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

新(しん)幹(かん)線(せん) • (shinkansen)

(rail transport) shinkansen (Japanese high-speed railway line)
(rail transport) shinkansen (high-speed passenger train which runs on such a line; a bullet train)

Derived terms

ミニ新幹線(しんかんせん) (mini shinkansen)

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-1] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[DJR-2] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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