明治維新

Chinese

		Meiji era of Japanese history	to reform; reform; reformation
trad. (明治維新)		明治	維新
simp. (明治维新)		明治	维新

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Míngzhì Wéixīn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi⁶ wai⁴ san¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Míngzhì Wéixīn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ㄨㄟˊ ㄒㄧㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Míngjhìh Wéisin
  - Wade–Giles: Ming²-chih⁴ Wei²-hsin¹
  - Yale: Míng-jr̀ Wéi-syīn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingjyh Weishin
  - Palladius: Минчжи Вэйсинь (Minčži Vɛjsinʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵ ɕin⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ zi⁶ wai⁴ san¹
  - Yale: mìhng jih wàih sān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi⁶ wai⁴ san¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji⁶ wei⁴ sen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː²² wɐi̯²¹ sɐn⁵⁵/

Proper noun

明治維新

Meiji Restoration

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	治	維	新
めい Grade: 2	じ Grade: 4	い Grade: S	しん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From 明治(めいじ) (Meiji) + 維新(いしん) (ishin).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [me̞ːʑi iɕĩɴ]

Proper noun

明(めい)治(じ)維(い)新(しん) • (Meiji Ishin) ^{←めいぢゐしん (Meidiwisin)^?}

the Meiji Restoration

Synonyms

御一新(ごいっしん) (Go-isshin)

Descendants

→ English: Meiji Restoration (calque)
→ Chinese:
- Mandarin: 明治維新／明治维新 (Míngzhì Wéixīn)