船橋

See also: 船桥

Chinese

		a boat; vessel; ship	bridge
trad. (船橋)		船	橋
simp. (船桥)		船	桥

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuánqiáo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ kiu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuánqiáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuánciáo
  - Wade–Giles: chʻuan²-chʻiao²
  - Yale: chwán-chyáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanchyau
  - Palladius: чуаньцяо (čuanʹcjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun⁴ kiu⁴
  - Yale: syùhn kìuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ kiu⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun⁴ kiu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn²¹ kʰiːu̯²¹/

Noun

船橋

(nautical) bridge (on a ship)

Proper noun

船橋

(～市) Funabashi (a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
船	橋
せん Grade: 2	きょう Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せんきょー [sèńkyóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞ŋʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

船(せん)橋(きょう) • (senkyō) ^{←せんけう (senkeu)^?}

(nautical) bridge (on a ship)
Synonyms: ブリッジ (burijji), 艦橋 (kankyō)
- 1900, 押川春浪, 海島冐險奇譚海底軍艦‎^[1], 青空文庫:
  
  船(せん)橋(けう)の上(うへ)にはビール樽(だる)のやうに肥(ひ)滿(まん)した船(せん)長(ちやう)が、赤(あか)き頬(ほゝ)髯(ひげ)を捻(ひね)りつゝ傲(がう)然(ぜん)と四(し)方(ほう)を睥(へい)睨(げい)して居(を)る。
  Senkyō no ue ni wa bīru-daru no yō ni himan shita senchō ga, akaki hohohige o hineritsutsu gōzen to shihō o heigei shite oru.
  On the bridge, the captain, obese like a beer barrel, was glaring arrogantly in all four directions as he twisted his red whiskers.
pontoon bridge, bridge of boats
Synonyms: 船橋 (funabashi, funahashi), 浮き橋 (ukihashi), 舟橋 (shūkyō)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
船	橋
ふな Grade: 2	はし > ばし Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
舟橋

船(ふな) (funa, combining form of 船(ふね) (fune, “ship, vessel”)) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”). The hashi changes to bashi as an instance of rendaku (連濁).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふなばし [fùnáꜜbàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟na̠ba̠ɕi]

Noun

船(ふな)橋(ばし) • (funabashi)

pontoon bridge, bridge of boats
Synonyms: 船橋 (senkyō), 浮き橋 (ukihashi), 舟橋 (shūkyō)

Proper noun

船(ふな)橋(ばし) • (Funabashi)

a place name
1. Funabashi (a city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan)
a surname

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
船	橋
ふな Grade: 2	はし Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
舟橋

船(ふな) (funa, combining form of 船(ふね) (fune, “ship, vessel”)) + 橋(はし) (hashi, “bridge”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ふなはし [fùnáꜜhàshì] (Nakadaka – [2])
IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟na̠ha̠ɕi]

Noun

船(ふな)橋(はし) • (funahashi)

alternative form of 船橋 (funabashi)

Proper noun

船(ふな)橋(はし) • (Funahashi)

a surname
a place name