深淵

See also: 深渊

Chinese

		deep; profound	abyss
trad. (深淵)		深	淵
simp. (深渊)		深	渊
anagram		淵深／渊深

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shēnyuān

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄣㄩㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sam¹ jyun¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): cing¹ oeng¹ / cing¹ yoeng¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-ian

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shēnyuān
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄣㄩㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shenyuan
  - Wade–Giles: shên¹-yüan¹
  - Yale: shēn-ywān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheniuan
  - Palladius: шэньюань (šɛnʹjuanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂən⁵⁵ ɥɛn⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    深淵 / 深渊
    申冤
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sam¹ jyun¹
  - Yale: sām yūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sam¹ jyn¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sem¹ yun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐm⁵⁵ jyːn⁵⁵/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cing¹ oeng¹ [Phonetic: cing⁵ oeng¹]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ching-e̤ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ œŋ⁵³³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: cing¹ yoeng¹ [Phonetic: cing⁵ yoeng¹]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ yøŋ⁵⁴⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-ian
  - Tâi-lô: tshim-ian
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chim'iefn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰim³³ iɛn³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² iɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻³³ iɛn⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: syim 'wen

Rime
Character	深	淵
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	書 (26)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	侵 (139)	先 (86)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	式針切	烏玄切
Baxter	syim	'wen
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɕiɪm/	/ʔwen/
Pan Wuyun	/ɕim/	/ʔʷen/
Shao Rongfen	/ɕjem/	/ʔuɛn/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɕim/	/ʔwɛn/
Li Rong	/ɕiəm/	/ʔuen/
Wang Li	/ɕĭĕm/	/iwen/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɕi̯əm/	/ʔiwen/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	shēn	yuān
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sam¹	jyun¹

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[l̥][ə]m [ʔ]ʷˤi[ŋ]/

(Zhengzhang): /*hljum qʷiːn/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	深	淵
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	shēn	yuān
Middle Chinese	‹ syim ›	‹ ʔwen ›
Old Chinese	/*[l̥][ə]m/	/*[ʔ]ʷˁi[ŋ]/
English	deep	abyss
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	深	淵
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	11255	16099
Phonetic component	罙	淵
Rime group	侵	眞
Rime subdivision	3	1
Corresponding MC rime	深	淵
Old Chinese	/*hljum/	/*qʷiːn/

Noun

深淵

(literally) abyss
(figurative) abyss; catastrophic situation
(heraldry) abyss (center of an escutcheon)

Synonyms

(abyss): (literary, figurative) 龍潭／龙潭 (lóngtán)

Derived terms

如臨深淵 / 如临深渊 (rúlínshēnyuān)
挑戰者深淵 / 挑战者深渊 (Tiǎozhànzhě Shēnyuān)
深淵薄冰 / 深渊薄冰
萬丈深淵 / 万丈深渊

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (深淵):

→ Japanese: 深淵(しんえん) (shin'en)
→ Korean: 심연(深淵) (simyeon)

Japanese

Pronunciation 1

Kanji in this term
深	淵
しん Grade: 3	えん Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

(Tokyo) しんえん [shìń'éń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɕĩɰ̃ẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

深(しん)淵(えん) • (shin'en)

abyss

Pronunciation 2

Kanji in this term
深	淵
ふか Grade: 3	ふち > ぶち Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

(Tokyo) ふかぶち [fùkábúchí] (Heiban – [0])^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ka̠bɯ̟t͡ɕi]

Noun

深(ふか)淵(ぶち) • (fukabuchi)

(rare) abyss

Pronunciation 3

Kanji in this term
深	淵
ふかんぼち
Grade: 3	Jinmeiyō
irregular

(Tokyo) ふかんぼち [fùkáńbóchí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟kã̠mbo̞t͡ɕi]

Noun

深淵(ふかんぼち) • (fukanbochi)

(rare) abyss

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third 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
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 “深淵”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here

Korean

Hanja in this term
深	淵

Noun

深淵 • (simyeon) (hangeul 심연)

hanja form^? of 심연 (“abyss”)