三疊紀

See also: 三叠纪 and 三畳紀

Chinese

		three	layer	period
trad. (三疊紀)		三	疊	紀
simp. (三叠纪)		三	叠	纪

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 三疊紀 (Sanjōki), a calque from German Trias (“Triassic”, literally “triad”), from New Latin trias (“triad”), from Ancient Greek τριάς (triás, “triad”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Sāndié Jì

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄢㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ dip⁶ gei²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Sāndié Jì
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄢㄉㄧㄝˊ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Sandié Jì
  - Wade–Giles: San¹-tieh² Chi⁴
  - Yale: Sān-dyé Jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sandye Jih
  - Palladius: Саньде Цзи (Sanʹde Czi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: saam¹ dip⁶ gei²
  - Yale: sāam dihp géi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ dip⁹ gei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ dib⁶ géi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ tiːp̚² kei̯³⁵/

Proper noun

三疊紀

(geology) the Triassic period (part of the Mesozoic era, spanning from 252.17 to 201.3 million years ago)

See also

侏羅紀／侏罗纪 (Zhūluó Jì)
中生代 (Zhōngshēng Dài)
二疊紀／二叠纪 (Èrdié Jì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
三	疊	紀
さん Grade: 1	じょう Jinmeiyō	き Grade: 5
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 三疊紀 – see the following entry.

【三畳紀さんじょうき】

[proper noun] the Triassic period

(This term, 三疊紀, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)