舷梯

Chinese

		sides of boat	ladder
trad. (舷梯)		舷	梯
simp. ^#(舷梯)		舷	梯

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiántī

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁴ tai¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiántī
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄊㄧ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siánti
  - Wade–Giles: hsien²-tʻi¹
  - Yale: syán-tī
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyanti
  - Palladius: сяньти (sjanʹti)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛn³⁵ tʰi⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁴ tai¹
  - Yale: yìhn tāi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁴ tai¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁴ tei¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²¹ tʰɐi̯⁵⁵/

Noun

舷梯

gangplank; gangway (to board a ship or a boat); ramp (to board a plane)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
舷	梯
げん Grade: S	てい Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 舷梯 (MC hen thej, literally “boat side, gunwale + ladder”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) げんてー [gèńtéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞nte̞ː]

Noun

舷(げん)梯(てい) • (gentei)

a rope ladder used to board or leave a boat or ship
Synonyms: サイドラダー (saido radā), 船梯子 (funa-bashigo)
an accommodation ladder for a boat or ship
a movable stairway for an airplane, such as mounted in the door or on a specialized truck
Synonym: タラップ (tarappu)

References

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

Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN