桂冠

Chinese

		Cinnamomum cassia; Guangxi Autonomous Region (abbrev.)	to head; hat; crown to head; hat; crown; crest; cap
simp. and trad. (桂冠)		桂	冠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guìguān

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gwai³ gun¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kùi-koan

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guìguān
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄢ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guèiguan
  - Wade–Giles: kuei⁴-kuan¹
  - Yale: gwèi-gwān
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueyguan
  - Palladius: гуйгуань (gujguanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹ ku̯än⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gwai³ gun¹
  - Yale: gwai gūn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gwai³ gun¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: guei³ gun¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐi̯³³ kuːn⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kùi-koan
  - Tâi-lô: kuì-kuan
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuie'koafn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kuan³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kui²¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kui¹¹⁻⁵³ kuan⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kui²¹⁻⁴¹ kuan⁴⁴/

Noun

桂冠

laurel (as an emblem of victory or distinction); garland

Derived terms

桂冠詩人 / 桂冠诗人

Related terms

月桂冠 (yuèguìguān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (桂冠):

→ Japanese: 桂冠(けいかん) (keikan)
→ Korean: 계관(桂冠) (gyegwan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
桂	冠
けい Jinmeiyō	かん Grade: S
kan'on	on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) けーかん [kèékáń] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ke̞ːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

桂(けい)冠(かん) • (keikan)

a crown of laurel leaves

Derived terms

桂(けい)冠(かん)詩(し)人(じん) (keikan shijin): a poet laureate

See also

月桂冠(げっけいかん) (gekkeikan)