桃源

Chinese

		peach	root; source; origin
simp. and trad. (桃源)		桃	源

Etymology

See 世外桃源 (shìwàitáoyuán).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): táoyuán

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): tou⁴ jyun⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thô-goân

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: táoyuán
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄠˊ ㄩㄢˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: táoyuán
  - Wade–Giles: tʻao²-yüan²
  - Yale: táu-ywán
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tauryuan
  - Palladius: таоюань (taojuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ ɥɛn³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: tou⁴ jyun⁴
  - Yale: tòuh yùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tou⁴ jyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: tou⁴ yun⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰou̯²¹ jyːn²¹/
  - Homophones:
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Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thô-goân
  - Tâi-lô: thô-guân
  - Phofsit Daibuun: toi'goaan
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tʰo²⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tʰo²⁴⁻²² ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tʰo¹³⁻²² ɡuan¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tʰo²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡuan²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tʰɤ²³⁻³³ ɡuan²³/

Middle Chinese: daw ngjwon

Rime
Character	桃	源
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	豪 (89)	元 (66)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	徒刀切	愚袁切
Baxter	daw	ngjwon
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/dɑu/	/ŋʉɐn/
Pan Wuyun	/dɑu/	/ŋʷiɐn/
Shao Rongfen	/dɑu/	/ŋiuɐn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/daw/	/ŋuan/
Li Rong	/dɑu/	/ŋiuɐn/
Wang Li	/dɑu/	/ŋĭwɐn/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱɑu/	/ŋi̯wɐn/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	táo	yuán
Expected Cantonese Reflex	tou⁴	jyun⁴

Noun

桃源

short for 桃花源 (táohuāyuán, “The Peach Blossom Land; Shangri-La; Arcadia; lotus land; utopia”)

Synonyms

桃溪 (táoxī)

Derived terms

世外桃源 (shìwàitáoyuán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (桃源):

→ Japanese: 桃源(とうげん) (tōgen)
→ Korean: 도원(桃源) (dowon)
→ Vietnamese: đào nguyên (桃源)

Proper noun

桃源

(～區, formerly ～鄉) Taoyuan (a district of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, formerly a rural township)
(～縣) Taoyuan County (a county of Hunan, China)
(～鄉) Taoyuan (a township in Zhuxi, Shiyan, Hubei, China)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桃	源
とう Grade: S	げん Grade: 6
kan'on

Alternative forms

桃(とう)源(げん)郷(きょう) (tōgenkyō)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 桃源 (táoyuán, “The Peach Blossom Land; Shangri-La; Arcadia; lotus land; utopia”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) とーげん [tòógéń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [to̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

桃(とう)源(げん) • (tōgen) ^{←たうげん (taugen)^?}

Shangri-La; utopia

Synonyms

仙(せん)境(きょう) (senkyō)
ユートピア (yūtopia)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
桃	源

Noun

桃源

chữ Hán form of đào nguyên