新冠
Chinese
Etymology 1
| new; newly; meso- (chem.) | to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (新冠) | 新 | 冠 | |
| simp. #(新冠) | 新 | 冠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīnguān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: singuan
- Wade–Giles: hsin1-kuan1
- Yale: syīn-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinguan
- Palladius: синьгуань (sinʹguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, common misreading)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīnguàn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: singuàn
- Wade–Giles: hsin1-kuan4
- Yale: syīn-gwàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinguann
- Palladius: синьгуань (sinʹguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san1 gun1 / san1 gun3
- Yale: sān gūn / sān gun
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 gun1 / san1 gun3
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 gun1 / sen1 gun3
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/, /sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Wu
Noun
新冠
- (neologism, pathology) short for 新冠肺炎 (xīnguān fèiyán, “COVID-19”)
- (neologism, virology) short for 新冠病毒 (xīnguān bìngdú, “SARS-CoV-2”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 新冠 (Niikappu).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Xīnguān
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄣ ㄍㄨㄢ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Singuan
- Wade–Giles: Hsin1-kuan1
- Yale: Syīn-gwān
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shinguan
- Palladius: Синьгуань (Sinʹguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕin⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: san1 gun1
- Yale: sān gūn
- Cantonese Pinyin: san1 gun1
- Guangdong Romanization: sen1 gun1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sɐn⁵⁵ kuːn⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proper noun
新冠