極東
See also: 极东
Chinese
utmost; pole; extreme utmost; pole; extreme; to reach the limit |
east | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (極東) | 極 | 東 | |
| simp. (极东) | 极 | 东 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): gik6 dung1
- Eastern Min (BUC): Gĭk-dĕ̤ng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Ke̍k-tang
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Jídōng
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jídong
- Wade–Giles: Chi2-tung1
- Yale: Jí-dūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jyidong
- Palladius: Цзидун (Czidun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gik6 dung1
- Yale: gihk dūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gik9 dung1
- Guangdong Romanization: gig6 dung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɪk̚² tʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Ke̍k-tang
- Tâi-lô: Ki̍k-tang
- Phofsit Daibuun: kegdafng
- IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² taŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
極東
- (dated) Far East (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 極 | 東 |
| きょく Grade: 4 |
とう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Proper noun
極東 • (Kyokutō)
- (dated) Far East (a geographical region of Asia, consisting of East Asia (Korea, Japan, China, the Russian Far East, etc.) and Southeast Asia, taken as a whole)
See also
References
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 極 | 東 |
Proper noun
極東 • (Geukdong or McCune-Reischauer: Kŭktong or Yale: Kukqtong) (hangeul 극동)