深更
Chinese
| deep; profound | to change; more; even more to change; more; even more; further; still; still more | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (深更) | 深 | 更 | |
| simp. #(深更) | 深 | 更 | |
| anagram | 更深 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngēng
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄣ ㄍㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengeng
- Wade–Giles: shên1-kêng1
- Yale: shēn-gēng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengeng
- Palladius: шэньгэн (šɛnʹgɛn)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂən⁵⁵ kɤŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 深更
深耕
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: sam1 gaang1
- Yale: sām gāang
- Cantonese Pinyin: sam1 gaang1
- Guangdong Romanization: sem1 gang1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐm⁵⁵ kaːŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
深更
深耕
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-kiⁿ
- Tâi-lô: tshim-kinn
- Phofsit Daibuun: chimkvy
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ kĩ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
深更
Synonyms
- 深夜 (shēnyè)
Derived terms
- 深更半夜 (shēngēngbànyè)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 深 | 更 |
| しん Grade: 3 |
こう Grade: S |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
/ɕinkau/ → /ɕinkɔː/ → /ɕinkoː/
Appears to be from Middle Chinese 深更 (MC syim kaeng). Also analyzable as a compound of 深 (shin, “deep”) + 更 (kō, “late night”, in reference to one of the five night-watchman shifts in pre-modern Japan).
Pronunciation
Noun
References
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN