象牙海岸

Chinese

		elephant tusk; ivory	coast; seashore
trad. (象牙海岸)		象牙	海岸
simp. ^#(象牙海岸)		象牙	海岸

Etymology

Calque of French Côte d'Ivoire. Doublet of 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄧㄚˊ ㄏㄞˇ ㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siàngyá Hǎi-àn
  - Wade–Giles: Hsiang⁴-ya² Hai³-an⁴
  - Yale: Syàng-yá Hǎi-àn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianqya Haeann
  - Palladius: Сянъя Хайань (Sjanʺja Xajanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ jä³⁵ xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ˀän⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
  - Yale: jeuhng ngàh hói ngohn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng⁶ ngaa⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng⁶ nga⁴ hoi² ngon⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sœːŋ²² ŋaː²¹ hɔːi̯³⁵ ŋɔːn²²/

Proper noun

象牙海岸

(dated, still used in Taiwan, Malaysia and Singapore) Ivory Coast, Côte d'Ivoire (a country in West Africa)

Synonyms

(mainland China) 科特迪瓦 (Kētèdíwǎ)

Derived terms

象牙海岸共和國 / 象牙海岸共和国 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn Gònghéguó)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (象牙海岸):

→ Japanese: 象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん) (zōge kaigan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
象	牙	海	岸
ぞう Grade: 5	げ Grade: S	かい Grade: 2	がん Grade: 3
goon		on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Chinese 象牙海岸 (Xiàngyá Hǎi'àn), equivalent to 象牙 (zōge, “elephant tusk, ivory”) +‎ 海岸 (kaigan, “coast”), calque of French Côte d'Ivoire.

Proper noun

象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん) • (Zōge Kaigan)

(obsolete) synonym of コートジボワール (Kōto Jibowāru, “Côte d'Ivoire”): Ivory Coast (a country in West Africa)

See also

象(ぞう)牙(げ)海(かい)岸(がん)共(きょう)和(わ)国(こく) (Zōge Kaigan Kyōwakoku)

Korean

Hanja in this term
象	牙	海	岸

Proper noun

象牙海岸 • (Sang'ahaean) (hangeul 상아해안)

hanja form^? of 상아해안 (“Côte d'Ivoire (obsolete)”)