碧眼
Chinese
green jade; bluish green; blue green jade; bluish green; blue; jade |
eye | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (碧眼) |
碧 | 眼 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bìyǎn
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìyǎn
- Wade–Giles: pi4-yen3
- Yale: bì-yǎn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihyean
- Palladius: биянь (bijanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bìyǎnr
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bìyǎnr
- Wade–Giles: pi4-yen3-ʼrh
- Yale: bì-yǎnr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihyeal
- Palladius: бияньр (bijanʹr)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi⁵¹ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bik1 ngaan5
- Yale: bīk ngáahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: bik7 ngaan5
- Guangdong Romanization: big1 ngan5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pɪk̚⁵ ŋaːn¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phek-gán
- Tâi-lô: phik-gán
- Phofsit Daibuun: phekgarn
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡan⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /pʰiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ɡan⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
碧眼
- (literary) green eyes
- (literary, metonymic) non-Han people inhabiting northwestern China; Westerner; Caucasian person
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 碧 | 眼 |
| へき Jinmeiyō |
がん Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 碧眼 (pwiᴇk̚ ŋˠɛnX).
Pronunciation
Noun
碧眼 • (hekigan)
Synonyms
- 青目 (aome)
Derived terms
- 金髪碧眼 (kinpatsuhekigan)
- 紅毛碧眼 (kōmōhekigan)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 碧 | 眼 |
Noun
碧眼 • (byeogan) (hangeul 벽안)