甲骨文

Chinese

		oracle bone	language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle
trad. (甲骨文)		甲骨	文
simp. ^#(甲骨文)		甲骨	文

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎgǔwén

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gaap³ gwat¹ man⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kap-kut-vùn

(Hailu, HRS): gab gud vun
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kah-kut-bûn

(Teochew, Peng'im): gah⁴ gug⁴ bhung⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎgǔwén [Phonetic: jiágǔwén]
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎgǔwún
  - Wade–Giles: chia³-ku³-wên²
  - Yale: jyǎ-gǔ-wén
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeaguuwen
  - Palladius: цзягувэнь (czjaguvɛnʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ wən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaap³ gwat¹ man⁴
  - Yale: gaap gwāt màhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaap⁸ gwat⁷ man⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: gab³ gued¹ men⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːp̚³ kʷɐt̚⁵ mɐn²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kap-kut-vùn
  - Hakka Romanization System: gab^ˋ gud^ˋ vun^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gab⁵ gud⁵ vun²
  - Sinological IPA: /kap̚² kut̚² vun¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: gab gud vun
  - Sinological IPA: /kap⁵⁻² kut⁵⁻² vun⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kah-kut-bûn
  - Tâi-lô: kah-kut-bûn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kahkutbuun
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kut̚³²⁻⁴ bun²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gah⁴ gug⁴ bhung⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kah kuk bûng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaʔ²⁻⁴ kuk̚²⁻⁴ buŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

甲骨文

(palaeography, historiography) oracle bone script
Synonym: 甲骨文字 (jiǎgǔ wénzì)

Proper noun

甲骨文

(computing) Oracle Corporation

Japanese

Kanji in this term
甲	骨	文
こう Grade: S	こつ Grade: 6	ぶん Grade: 1
kan'on

Etymology

From Chinese 甲骨文 (jiǎgǔwén).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーこつぶん [kòókótsúꜜbùǹ] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːko̞t͡sɨbɯ̟̃ɴ]

Noun

甲(こう)骨(こつ)文(ぶん) • (kōkotsubun)

synonym of 甲骨文字 (kōkotsu moji, “oracle bone script”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
甲	骨	文

Noun

甲骨文

chữ Hán form of giáp cốt văn (“oracle bone script”)