鎮西
Chinese
composed; small town; to suppress composed; small town; to suppress; to press down; to post |
west | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鎮西) | 鎮 | 西 | |
| simp. (镇西) | 镇 | 西 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Zhènxī
- Zhuyin: ㄓㄣˋ ㄒㄧ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Jhènsi
- Wade–Giles: Chên4-hsi1
- Yale: Jèn-syī
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Jennshi
- Palladius: Чжэньси (Čžɛnʹsi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ɕi⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zan3 sai1
- Yale: jan sāi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzan3 sai1
- Guangdong Romanization: zen3 sei1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɐn³³ sɐi̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
鎮西
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鎮 | 西 |
| ちん Grade: S |
せい > ぜい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 鎭西 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
Derivation uncertain.
In 743, the govermental name 大宰府 (Dazaifu) was renamed to Chinzeifu.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) ちんぜー [chíꜜǹzèè] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- (Tokyo) ちんぜー [chìńzéé] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [t͡ɕĩnd͡ze̞ː]
Proper noun
鎮西 • (Chinzei)
- old name of 九州 (Kyūshū)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “ちん‐ぜい 【鎮西】”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten][1] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here