水平線

See also: 水平线

Chinese

		horizontal; level; standard horizontal; level; standard; level; proficiency; quality; skill	thread; string; wire thread; string; wire; line
trad. (水平線/水平綫)		水平	線/綫
simp. (水平线)		水平	线

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐpíngxiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐpíngxiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěipíngsiàn
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-pʻing²-hsien⁴
  - Yale: shwěi-píng-syàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeipyngshiann
  - Palladius: шуйпинсянь (šujpinsjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

水平線

horizontal line; level line
(figurative) level; standard

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	平	線
すい Grade: 1	へい Grade: 3	せん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) すいへーせん [sùíhééséń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sɨihe̞ːsẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

水(すい)平(へい)線(せん) • (suiheisen)

horizon on water
a horizontal or level line (perpendicular to the force of gravity)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “horizontal line”): 鉛直線(えんちょくせん) (enchokusen): a plumb line

See also

地平線(ちへいせん) (chiheisen)

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN