煤炭

Chinese

		coal	charcoal
trad. (煤炭)		煤	炭
simp. ^#(煤炭)		煤	炭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): méitàn

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄢˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): мыйтан (mɨytan, I-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): mui⁴ taan³
Northern Min (KCR): mô-tui̿ng
Puxian Min (Putian, Pouseng Ping'ing): buei² tua⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): mûi-thòaⁿ / bôe-thòaⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhuê⁵ tuan³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶me-the

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: méitàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˊ ㄊㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: méitàn
  - Wade–Giles: mei²-tʻan⁴
  - Yale: méi-tàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meitann
  - Palladius: мэйтань (mɛjtanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯³⁵ tʰän⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: мыйтан (mɨytan, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mei²⁴ tʰæ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mui⁴ taan³
  - Yale: mùih taan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mui⁴ taan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mui⁴ tan³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muːi̯²¹ tʰaːn³³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mô-tui̿ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mo³³ tʰuiŋ³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: buei² tua⁴ [Phonetic: buei¹ lua⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bói-tua̍ⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puei¹³⁻⁵⁵ ^(tʰ-)lua⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mûi-thòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: muî-thuànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mui'tvoax
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /muĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰuã⁴¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /muĩ²³⁻³³ tʰuã²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /muĩ²⁴⁻²² tʰuã²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /muĩ²⁴⁻¹¹ tʰuã¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bôe-thòaⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: buê-thuànn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: boe'tvoax
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bue¹³⁻²² tʰuã²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhuê⁵ tuan³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: buê thuàⁿ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bue⁵⁵⁻¹¹ tʰũã²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶me-the
  - MiniDict: me^去 the
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³me-the
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /me²² tʰe⁴⁴/

Noun

煤炭

coal

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 煤 (“coal”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		煤, 烏金
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		煤, 煤炭
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	煤
	Taiwan	煤
	Chengde	煤
	Chifeng	煤
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	煤
	Heihe	煤
	Qiqihar	煤, 炭 mined
	Harbin	煤
	Wuchang (Yingchengzi)	煤
	Jiamusi	煤
	Baicheng	煤
	Changchun	煤
	Tonghua	煤, 炭 mined
	Shenyang	煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined
	Jinzhou	煤, 煤炭 mined, 砟子 mined
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	煤
	Tangshan	煤
	Cangzhou	煤
	Xianxian (Xiaoying)	煤
	Baoding	煤
	Shijiazhuang	煤, 炭 fuel
	Lijin	煤
	Jinan	煤, 炭
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	煤
	Dandong	煤
	Yantai	煤
	Qingdao	煤
	Zhucheng	煤, 炭 mined
Central Plains Mandarin	Lingbao	煤
	Jining	煤, 煤炭, 炭 fuel
	Wanrong	炭
	Linfen	煤, 炭 mined
	Shangqiu	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Yuanyang	煤, 炭 mined
	Zhengzhou	煤, 炭 mined
	Xinyang	煤, 炭 mined
	Ankang	煤, 煤炭
	Ankang (Xianhe, Hanbin)	煤, 煤炭
	Baihe	煤, 炭 mined
	Baihe (Maoping)	煤炭
	Xi'an	煤, 炭 mined, 煤炭 mined
	Dingbian	炭
	Baoji	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Tianshui	煤, 石炭 mined
	Xining	煤, 石煤 mined
	Xuzhou	煤, 炭 mined
	Fuyang	煤
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	煤, 煤炭
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	煤, 炭 mined
	Lanzhou	煤, 炭 mined
	Dunhuang	煤, 砟子 fuel
	Hami	煤
	Ürümqi	煤
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Nanchong	煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined
	Dazhou	煤炭 mined, 薪炭 mined, 煤 fuel, 炭 fuel
	Hanyuan	炭, 煤 fuel
	Xichang	煤, 炭 mined
	Zigong	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Chongqing	煤炭 mined, 煤 fuel, 炭 fuel
	Wuhan	煤, 炭 mined
	Yichang	煤
	Xiangyang	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Tianmen	煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined
	Guiyang	煤, 烏金 mined, 鋼炭 mined, 炭 mined
	Bijie	煤炭, 煤 fuel
	Liping	煤
	Zhaotong	炭
	Dali	煤炭 mined, 煤 fuel
	Kunming	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Mengzi	煤 mined, 炭 fuel
	Guilin	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Pingle	煤
	Liuzhou	煤
	Luzhai	煤
	Nanning (Xiakuojie)	煤
	Nanning (Fujian)	煤
	Nanning (Wuming)	煤
	Binyang (Nanjie)	煤
	Hechi (Yizhou)	煤
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	煤, 煤炭
	Tianlin (Langping)	煤
	Jishou	煤
	Changde	煤, 炭 mined
	Yongzhou	煤炭
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	煤
	Shiquan	煤炭
	Ziyang	煤炭
	Hanzhong	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Dagudi (Maliba)	煤
	Reshuitang (Longling)	煤
	Mae Salong (Lancang)	煤
	Mae Sai (Tengchong)	煤
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	煤
	Yangzhou	煤, 煤炭 mined, 炭 mined
	Lianyungang	煤, 炭 mined
	Lianshui	煤
	Nantong	煤, 炭 mined
	Anqing	煤
	Wuhu	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Hefei	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Hong'an	煤, 煤炭, 炭
Cantonese	Guangzhou	煤
	Hong Kong	煤
	Taishan (Guanghai)	煤
	Yangjiang	煤
	Wuzhou	煤
	Baise	煤
	Qinzhou	煤
	Qinzhou (Xiniujiao)	煤
	Beihai	煤
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	煤炭
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	煤
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	煤炭
	Lingchuan (Yangjia)	煤
	Pingle (Majia)	煤
	Pingle (Shuishan)	煤
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	煤
	Móng Cái	煤炭
	Mandalay (Taishan)	煤
Gan	Nanchang	煤炭
Gan	Pengze	煤
Hakka	Meixian	煤, 石炭
	Bobai (Lingping)	煤
	Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui)	煤
	Lipu (Shuangduitun)	煤
	Pingle (Tong'an)	煤
	Yangshuo (Jinbao)	煤
Huizhou	Shexian	煤
Jin	Taiyuan	煤 soot, 炭 piece
	Pingyao	炭
	Yangyuan	煤, 炭 mined
	Datong	炭
	Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou)	炭
	Xinzhou	炭
	Lüliang (Lishi)	煤, 炭 mined
	Changzhi	煤, 炭 mined, 炭圪拉得 mined
	Linhe	炭
	Jining	炭
	Liangcheng	煤
	Hohhot	煤, 炭 mined
	Erenhot	煤 mined, 炭
	Pingshan	煤, 炭 mined
	Zhangjiakou	煤, 煤炭 mined
	Handan	煤, 炭 mined
	Linzhou	煤, 炭 mined
	Suide	炭, 石炭 mined
Jiuxing Yumin	Jiande	煤
	Jinhua	煤
	Lanxi	煤
	Tunxi	煤
Northern Min	Jian'ou	煤, 煤炭
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	煤
	Fuqing	煤
	Gutian	煤
	Pingnan	煤
	Fu'an	煤
	Shouning	煤
Southern Min	Xiamen	塗炭, 煤
	Quanzhou	塗炭
	Jinjiang	塗炭
	Zhangzhou	塗炭
	Guilin (Biyange)	煤
	Chaozhou	塗炭, 煤
	Shantou	煤
	Jieyang	塗炭, 煤
	Pontianak (Teochew)	煤
Puxian Min	Putian	煤, 煤炭
	Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang)	煤
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	煤
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	煤, 煤炭
	Xianyou	煤
	Xianyou (Fengting)	煤
	Xianyou (Youyang)	煤
Central Min	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	煤
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	煤
Southern Pinghua	Binyang	煤
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dongbianzhou)	煤
Northern Pinghua	Lingchuan (Sanjie)	煤
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	煤
	Yuanling (Shaojiwan)	煤
	Luxi (Liangjiatan)	煤
	Chengbu (Xuntou)	煤
Wu	Shanghai (Songjiang)	煤
	Suzhou	煤
	Wenzhou	煤
	Yiwu	煤
Xiang	Changsha	煤炭, 煤
	Shuangfeng	煤炭
	Hengyang	炭, 煤
	Hengshan	煤炭
	Hengshan (Baiguo)	煤炭

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (煤炭):

→ Japanese: 煤炭(ばいたん) (baitan)
→ Korean: 매탄(煤炭) (maetan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
煤	炭
ばい Jinmeiyō	たん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 煤炭

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ばいたん [bàítáń] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ba̠itã̠ɴ]

Noun

煤(ばい)炭(たん) • (baitan)

coal

Synonyms

石炭(せきたん) (sekitan)

References

^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
煤	炭

Noun

煤炭 • (maetan) (hangeul 매탄)

hanja form^? of 매탄 (“coal”)

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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

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