旱魃
Chinese
| drought; dry | drought demon | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (旱魃) | 旱 | 魃 | |
| simp. #(旱魃) | 旱 | 魃 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hànbá
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hànbá
- Wade–Giles: han4-pa2
- Yale: hàn-bá
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hannbar
- Palladius: ханьба (xanʹba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xän⁵¹ pä³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: hon5 baat6
- Yale: hóhn baaht
- Cantonese Pinyin: hon5 baat9
- Guangdong Romanization: hon5 bad6
- Sinological IPA (key): /hɔːn¹³ paːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
旱魃
- drought demon
- 旱既大甚、滌滌山川。旱魃為虐、如惔如焚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Hàn jì dàshèn, dídí shān chuān. Hànbá wéi nüè, rú tán rú fén. [Pinyin]
- The drought is excessive; - Parched are the hills, and the streams are dried. The demon of drought exercises its oppression. As if scattering flames and fire.
旱既大甚、涤涤山川。旱魃为虐、如惔如焚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 旱 | 魃 |
| かん Hyōgai |
ばつ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 旱魃 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 旱魃, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |