盤古大陸

See also: 盘古大陆

Chinese

		Pangu	continent; landmass; mainland
trad. (盤古大陸)		盤古	大陸
simp. (盘古大陆)		盘古	大陆

Etymology

A phono-semantic matching of a European language in the early 20th century. 盤古／盘古 (Pángǔ, “Pangu”) was the creator of the Universe in Chinese mythology.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Pángǔ Dàlù

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pun⁴ gu² daai⁶ luk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Pángǔ Dàlù
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄢˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄚˋ ㄌㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Pángǔ Dàlù
  - Wade–Giles: Pʻan²-ku³ Ta⁴-lu⁴
  - Yale: Pán-gǔ Dà-lù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Parnguu Dahluh
  - Palladius: Паньгу Далу (Panʹgu Dalu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰän³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: pun⁴ gu² daai⁶ luk⁶
  - Yale: pùhn gú daaih luhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pun⁴ gu² daai⁶ luk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: pun⁴ gu² dai⁶ lug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰuːn²¹ kuː³⁵ taːi̯²² lʊk̚²/

Proper noun

盤古大陸

(geology) Pangaea (a former supercontinent that included all the landmasses of the earth before the Triassic period and that broke up into Laurasia and Gondwana)

Synonyms

泛大陸／泛大陆
聯合古陸／联合古陆