英文
Chinese
flower; hero; brave flower; hero; brave; outstanding; Britain (abbrev.); English |
language; culture; writing language; culture; writing; formal; literary; gentle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (英文) | 英 | 文 | |
| simp. #(英文) | 英 | 文 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): Ĭng-ùng
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1in-ven
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Yīngwén
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄨㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Yingwún
- Wade–Giles: Ying1-wên2
- Yale: Yīng-wén
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ingwen
- Palladius: Инвэнь (Invɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ wən³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jing1 man4-2 / jing1 man4
- Yale: yīng mán / yīng màhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing1 man4-2 / jing1 man4
- Guangdong Romanization: ying1 men4-2 / ying1 men4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹⁻³⁵/, /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mɐn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Note: jing1 man4 - usually attributive.
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: yen1 mun3*
- Sinological IPA (key): /jen³³ ᵐbun²²⁻²²⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-vùn
- Hakka Romanization System: inˊ vunˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yin1 vun2
- Sinological IPA: /in²⁴ vun¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Yîn-vùn
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)inˊ vunˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yin1 vun2
- Sinological IPA: /(j)in²⁴ vun¹¹/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: rhinˋ vun
- Sinological IPA: /ʒin⁵³ vun⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: yin1 vun2
- Sinological IPA: /in⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ʋun¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Eng-bûn
- Tâi-lô: Ing-bûn
- Phofsit Daibuun: engbuun
- IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /iɪŋ³³ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ bun²³/
- IPA (Xiamen, Kinmen): /iɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bun²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: êng1 bhung5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: eng bûng
- Sinological IPA (key): /eŋ³³⁻²³ buŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Kinmen, Philippines)
- Wu
Noun
英文
- English language (especially written) [from 1820s]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 英語 (“the English language”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 英語, 英文 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 英語, 英文 |
| Taiwan | 英語, 英文 | |
| Malaysia | 英語, 英文 | |
| Singapore | 英語, 英文 | |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 英文 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 英文 |
| Hong Kong | 英文, 雞腸 | |
| Taishan | 英文 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 英文 | |
| Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 英文 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 英文 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 英語, 英文 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 英語 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 英語, 英文 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 英語, 英文 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 英語 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 英語 | |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 英文 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 英文, 英語 |
| Quanzhou | 英語 | |
| Zhangzhou | 英語 | |
| Tainan | 英語, 英文 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 紅毛話, 紅毛 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 紅毛話 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 英文, 英文話 | |
| Bangkok (Teochew) | 紅毛話 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 紅毛話, 英文 | |
| Wenchang | 英話 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 紅毛話 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 英文 |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “英文”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 英 | 文 |
| えい Grade: 4 |
ぶん Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
英文 • (eibun)
Proper noun
英文 • (Hidefumi)
- a male given name
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 英 | 文 |
Noun
英文 • (yeongmun) (hangeul 영문)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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| 英 | 文 |
Noun
英文