武漢

See also: 武汉

Chinese

	Wuchang	Hankou
trad. (武漢)	武	漢
simp. (武汉)	武	汉
anagram	漢武／汉武

Etymology

From 武昌 (Wǔchāng) +‎ 漢口 / 汉口 (Hànkǒu), two of the three towns that were merged to form Wuhan.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): Wǔhàn

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): Wu³ han⁴
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ hon³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): Vú-hon

(Meixian, Guangdong): vu³ hon⁴
Eastern Min (BUC): Ū-háng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): Bú-hàn

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhu² hang³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vu-hoe; ⁶wu-hoe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Wǔhàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄏㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Wǔhàn
  - Wade–Giles: Wu³-han⁴
  - Yale: Wǔ-hàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Wuuhann
  - Palladius: Ухань (Uxanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ xän⁵¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: Wu³ han⁴
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: Uxan
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vu⁵³ xan²¹³/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁵ hon³
  - Yale: móuh hon
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ hon³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ hon³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ hɔːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Vú-hon
  - Hakka Romanization System: vu^ˋ hon
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vu³ hon⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /vu³¹ hon⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: vu³ hon⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ʋu³¹ hɔn⁵³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: Ū-háng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(h-)ɑŋ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bú-hàn
  - Tâi-lô: Bú-hàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bw'haxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ han⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ han¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ han²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bhu² hang³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bú hàng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /bu⁵²⁻³⁵ haŋ²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶vu-hoe; ⁶wu-hoe
  - MiniDict: vu^去 hoe; wu^去 hoe
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vu-hoe; ³hhu-hoe
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vu²² hø⁴⁴/, /ɦu²² hø⁴⁴/

Proper noun

武漢

(～市) Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)

Synonyms

(nickname) 九省通衢 (Jiǔshěng Tōngqú)

Derived terms

武漢肺炎 / 武汉肺炎 (Wǔhàn fèiyán)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (武漢):

→ Japanese: 武(ぶ)漢(かん) (Bukan)
→ Korean: 무한(武漢) (Muhan)
→ Vietnamese: Vũ Hán (武漢)

Others:

→ English: Wuhan, Wu-han, Wu Han
→ Georgian: უხანი (uxani)
→ Korean: 우한 (Uhan)
→ Russian: Уха́нь (Uxánʹ)
→ Zhuang: Vujhan

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	漢
ぶ Grade: 5	かん Grade: 3
kan'on

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [bɯ̟kã̠ɴ]

Proper noun

武(ぶ)漢(かん) • (Bukan)

Wuhan (a subprovincial city, the provincial capital of Hubei, China)

Korean

Hanja in this term
武	漢

Proper noun

武漢 • (Muhan) (hangeul 무한)

hanja form^? of 무한 (“Wuhan”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武	漢

Proper noun

武漢

chữ Hán form of Vũ Hán (“Wuhan”)