"緬甸" meaning in Chinese

See 緬甸 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /miːn¹³ tiːn²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /ᵐben⁵⁵ en³²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA, Taicheng, Taishanese], /mi̯en³¹ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/ [Hakka, Sinological-IPA], /miɛn³¹ tʰiɛn⁵³/ [Hakka, Meixian, Sinological-IPA], /mieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niɛŋ²⁴²/ [Fuzhou, Sinological-IPA], /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Quanzhou], /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn²²/ [Hokkien, Xiamen, Zhangzhou], /biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung], /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/ [Hokkien, Taipei], /mieŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tieŋ³⁵/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/, /miːn¹³ tiːn²²/, /ᵐben⁵⁵ en³²/, /mi̯en³¹ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/, /miɛn³¹ tʰiɛn⁵³/, /mieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niɛŋ²⁴²/, /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/, /biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/, /biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/, /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn²²/, /biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/, /biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/, /mieŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tieŋ³⁵/, /mi²² di⁴⁴/ Chinese transliterations: Miǎndiàn [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], min⁵ din⁶ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Hong-Kong, Jyutping], men² en⁵ [Cantonese, Taishan, Wiktionary-specific], Mién-thien [Hakka, PFS, Sixian], miên³ tiên⁴ [Guangdong, Hakka, Meixian], Miēng-diêng, Bián-tiān [Hokkien, POJ], Bián-tián [Hokkien, POJ], miêng² diêng⁶ [Peng'im, Teochew], ⁶mi-di, Miǎndiàn [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], Miǎndiàn [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], Mien³-tien⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], Myǎn-dyàn [Mandarin, Yale], Meandiann [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], Мяньдянь [Mandarin, Palladius], Mjanʹdjanʹ [Mandarin, Palladius], min⁵ din⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], míhn dihn [Cantonese, Yale], min⁵ din⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], min⁵ din⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], men² en⁵ [Cantonese, Taicheng, Taishanese, Wiktionary-specific], Mién-thien [Hakka, Phak-fa-su], mien^ˋ tien [Hakka, Hakka-Romanization-System], mian³ tian⁴ [Hagfa-Pinyim, Hakka], Miēng-diêng [Foochow-Romanized, Fuzhou], Bián-tiān [Hokkien, Tai-lo], biefndien [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], Bián-tián [Hokkien, Tai-lo], biefndiern [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], miéng tiĕng [POJ, Teochew], ⁶mi-di [Northern, Wu], mi^去 di [Northern, Wu], ³mi-di [Northern, Wu], /mi²² di⁴⁴/ [Northern, Wu] Forms: 缅甸
Etymology: A traditional view on the meaning of 緬/缅 (miǎn) is "far, remote" in Chinese, but a more convincing suggestion is that the syllable 緬/缅 (miǎn) is contracted from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma, “Myanmar”). The last syllable 甸 (diàn) is possibly from Burmese တိုင်း (tuing:, “country, province”). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|緬}} 緬/缅 (miǎn), {{zh-l|緬}} 緬/缅 (miǎn), {{bor|zh|my|မြန်မာ|t=Myanmar}} Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma, “Myanmar”), {{zh-l|甸}} 甸 (diàn), {{bor|zh|my|တိုင်း|t=country, province}} Burmese တိုင်း (tuing:, “country, province”) Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 緬甸
  1. Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia) Categories (place): Countries, Countries in Asia, Myanmar Derived forms: 上緬甸 (Shàng Miǎndiàn), 上缅甸 (Shàng Miǎndiàn), 下緬甸 (Xià Miǎndiàn), 下缅甸 (Xià Miǎndiàn), 緬甸人 (Miǎndiànrén), 缅甸人 (Miǎndiànrén), 緬甸聯邦, 缅甸联邦, 緬甸語 (miǎndiànyǔ), 缅甸语 (miǎndiànyǔ)
    Sense id: en-緬甸-zh-name-xh~QsQM2 Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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        "bopomofo"
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      "tags": [
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        "Guangzhou",
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        "Jyutping"
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      "tags": [
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        "Sixian"
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      "tags": [
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        "Hakka",
        "Meixian"
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      "zh-pron": "Miēng-diêng"
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      "tags": [
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        "POJ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
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      "zh-pron": "Bián-tián"
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    {
      "tags": [
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        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miêng² diêng⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶mi-di"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "Miǎndiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "Miǎndiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mien³-tien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Myǎn-dyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Meandiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Мяньдянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mjanʹdjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "míhn dihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ tiːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men² en⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐben⁵⁵ en³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mién-thien"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien^ˋ tien"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mian³ tian⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯en³¹ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miɛn³¹ tʰiɛn⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Miēng-diêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niɛŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Bián-tiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biefndien"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Bián-tián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biefndiern"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miéng tiĕng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tieŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶mi-di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mi^去 di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³mi-di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/mi²² di⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ tiːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐben⁵⁵ en³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯en³¹ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miɛn³¹ tʰiɛn⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niɛŋ²⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tieŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi²² di⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "緬甸"
}
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "Shàng Miǎndiàn",
      "word": "上緬甸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shàng Miǎndiàn",
      "word": "上缅甸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Xià Miǎndiàn",
      "word": "下緬甸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Xià Miǎndiàn",
      "word": "下缅甸"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Miǎndiànrén",
      "word": "緬甸人"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Miǎndiànrén",
      "word": "缅甸人"
    },
    {
      "word": "緬甸聯邦"
    },
    {
      "word": "缅甸联邦"
    },
    {
      "roman": "miǎndiànyǔ",
      "word": "緬甸語"
    },
    {
      "roman": "miǎndiànyǔ",
      "word": "缅甸语"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 0,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "zh",
            "2": "緬甸"
          },
          "expansion": "緬甸",
          "name": "lang"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ja",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "緬甸",
            "2": "^めんでん",
            "gloss": ""
          },
          "expansion": "緬甸(めんでん) (Menden)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "^면전(緬甸)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 면전(緬甸) (Myeonjeon)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Miến Điện",
            "bor": "1",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "緬甸"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Miến Điện (緬甸)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "緬甸",
            "2": "^めんでん",
            "3": "^면전",
            "4": "Miến Điện",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "緬甸",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "緬甸",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "緬甸",
            "v": "緬甸",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (緬甸):\n* → Japanese: 緬甸(めんでん) (Menden)\n* → Korean: 면전(緬甸) (Myeonjeon)\n* → Vietnamese: Miến Điện (緬甸)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "^めんでん",
            "3": "^면전",
            "4": "Miến Điện"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (緬甸):\n* → Japanese: 緬甸(めんでん) (Menden)\n* → Korean: 면전(緬甸) (Myeonjeon)\n* → Vietnamese: Miến Điện (緬甸)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (緬甸):\n* → Japanese: 緬甸(めんでん) (Menden)\n* → Korean: 면전(緬甸) (Myeonjeon)\n* → Vietnamese: Miến Điện (緬甸)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mnc",
            "2": "ᠮᡳᠶᠠᠨ ᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Manchu: ᠮᡳᠶᠠᠨ\nᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ (miyan diyan)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Manchu: ᠮᡳᠶᠠᠨ\nᡩᡳᠶᠠᠨ (miyan diyan)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "za",
            "2": "Menjden",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Zhuang: Menjden",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Zhuang: Menjden"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "緬"
      },
      "expansion": "緬/缅 (miǎn)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "緬"
      },
      "expansion": "緬/缅 (miǎn)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "my",
        "3": "မြန်မာ",
        "t": "Myanmar"
      },
      "expansion": "Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma, “Myanmar”)",
      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "甸"
      },
      "expansion": "甸 (diàn)",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "my",
        "3": "တိုင်း",
        "t": "country, province"
      },
      "expansion": "Burmese တိုင်း (tuing:, “country, province”)",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "A traditional view on the meaning of 緬/缅 (miǎn) is \"far, remote\" in Chinese, but a more convincing suggestion is that the syllable 緬/缅 (miǎn) is contracted from Burmese မြန်မာ (mranma, “Myanmar”). The last syllable 甸 (diàn) is possibly from Burmese တိုင်း (tuing:, “country, province”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "缅甸",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Simplified Chinese"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "緬甸",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Cantonese lemmas",
        "Cantonese proper nouns",
        "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
        "Chinese lemmas",
        "Chinese proper nouns",
        "Chinese terms borrowed from Burmese",
        "Chinese terms derived from Burmese",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 甸",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 緬",
        "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Eastern Min lemmas",
        "Eastern Min proper nouns",
        "Hakka lemmas",
        "Hakka proper nouns",
        "Hokkien lemmas",
        "Hokkien proper nouns",
        "Mandarin lemmas",
        "Mandarin proper nouns",
        "Mandarin terms with usage examples",
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Taishanese lemmas",
        "Taishanese proper nouns",
        "Teochew lemmas",
        "Teochew proper nouns",
        "Wu lemmas",
        "Wu proper nouns",
        "zh:Countries",
        "zh:Countries in Asia",
        "zh:Myanmar"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Jadeite is abundant in Myanmar.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Traditional Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Miǎndiàn shèngchǎn fěicuì.",
          "text": "緬甸盛產翡翠。",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Jadeite is abundant in Myanmar.",
          "raw_tags": [
            "Simplified Chinese"
          ],
          "roman": "Miǎndiàn shèngchǎn fěicuì.",
          "text": "缅甸盛产翡翠。",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Myanmar (a country in Southeast Asia)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Myanmar",
          "Myanmar#English:_Q836"
        ],
        [
          "Southeast Asia",
          "Southeast Asia#English"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Miǎndiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄇㄧㄢˇ ㄉㄧㄢˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Hong-Kong",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taishan",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men² en⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "PFS",
        "Sixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mién-thien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Guangdong",
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miên³ tiên⁴"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Miēng-diêng"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Bián-tiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Bián-tián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miêng² diêng⁶"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "⁶mi-di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Miǎndiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Miǎndiàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mien³-tien⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Myǎn-dyàn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Meandiann"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Мяньдянь"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mjanʹdjanʹ"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "míhn dihn"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "min⁵ din⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ tiːn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese",
        "Wiktionary-specific"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "men² en⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐben⁵⁵ en³²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Taicheng",
        "Taishanese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Phak-fa-su"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Mién-thien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Hakka-Romanization-System"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mien^ˋ tien"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hagfa-Pinyim",
        "Hakka"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mian³ tian⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯en³¹ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miɛn³¹ tʰiɛn⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hakka",
        "Meixian",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Foochow-Romanized",
        "Fuzhou"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Miēng-diêng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niɛŋ²⁴²/",
      "tags": [
        "Fuzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Bián-tiān"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biefndien"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Bián-tián"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "biefndiern"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "miéng tiĕng"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tieŋ³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "⁶mi-di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mi^去 di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "³mi-di"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Northern",
        "Wu"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "/mi²² di⁴⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miːn¹³ tiːn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ᵐben⁵⁵ en³²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi̯en³¹ tʰi̯en⁵⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miɛn³¹ tʰiɛn⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ³³⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾niɛŋ²⁴²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn³³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn²²/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁴¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/biɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tiɛn⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mieŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ tieŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mi²² di⁴⁴/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "緬甸"
}

Download raw JSONL data for 緬甸 meaning in Chinese (9.1kB)

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Chinese dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-12-04 using wiktextract (d8cb2f3 and 4e554ae). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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